What is the effect of OT on Diabetes Self-Management?
Research type
Research Study
Full title
“What is the effect of one to one brief, tailored occupational therapy intervention targeted at improving Diabetes Self-Management (DSM) behaviours in adults with an existing diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) within a Welsh Primary Care service?”
IRAS ID
259022
Contact name
Helen Carey
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Glyndwr University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
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Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 28 days
Research summary
The incidence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is climbing nationally and relies on individuals to self-manage the condition effectively. This not only requires having the relevant knowledge, skills and resources, but can involve make significant changes to daily habits, routines, roles and priorities to achieve an optimal lifestyle. Some diabetics can struggle to make such changes due to complex contextual and individual medical, physical, psychological, social and environmental factors.
Since occupational therapists (OTs) are skilled at assisting people to adapt their routines and address unhelpful habits by working with their environmental and social contexts, and supporting solution focused action plans, OTs may be able to enhance usual diabetic care within a Primary Care service for those who are identified by the service as struggling with diabetes self- management (DSM)
Occupational Therapists (OTs) are now working within a vanguard primary care multi-disciplinary team (MDT), created by NHS Wales, to focus on self-management support across a range of chronic conditions, and are accepting referrals from the multidisciplinary team for people with T2DM who are identified as struggling with DSM.
The purpose of the study is to explore the impact of Occupational Therapy on diabetes self-management with a small sample of those referred to the new service. The research will be conducted as part of an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (Therapies) using mixed methods (standardised measures and patient interviews) before and after four to six, hour long occupational therapy interventions tailored to patient identified goals.REC name
East Midlands - Leicester Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/EM/0039
Date of REC Opinion
20 Feb 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion