Type-2 diabetes: risk perceptions and self-management behaviour.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Type-2 diabetes: risk perceptions and self-management behaviour.
IRAS ID
210623
Contact name
Thomas Rouyard
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Oxford
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A (pilot study), N/A (pilot study)
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 1 days
Research summary
Diabetes self-management, which includes self-care behaviours such as healthy eating and physical exercise, has become the cornerstone for treating type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, although self-management education (SME) is necessary to equip patients with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to manage their diabetes care, the most effective method to do so is still unclear.\n\nRecent studies have shown that people with T2DM underestimated their risks of developing complications. Although behavioural processes are complex, wrong risk perceptions are a major impediment to the adoption of self-care behaviours and, as a result, an additional risk for the occurrence of adverse outcomes.\n\nExisting risk communication interventions have shown mixed results, with many participants barely understanding the explanations of health professionals about risks and having poor recall of risk information. In this context, there is a need for better risk communication interventions. \n\nBased on the results of recent studies investigating the risk perceptions and risk attitudes of people with T2DM, we have developed a new, tailored risk communication intervention. The objectives of this intervention are:\n- To increase the awareness of risks for complications associated with type 2 diabetes.\n- To encourage the adoption of recommended self-care behaviours.\n\nThe intervention has been developed in collaboration with both health professionals and patients. We have designed a pilot study to assess the feasibility of the intervention and measure its impact on patients’ risk perceptions and self-management behaviour, in order to inform the design of a largest study (RCT to be conducted in the future).\n\nThe intervention will last 5 minutes on average, conducted by the GP during patients’ routine consultation. The recruitment site will be 27 Beaumont St practice, Oxford.\n\nThe research is supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Oxford at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.\n
REC name
North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/NW/0267
Date of REC Opinion
24 Apr 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion