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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – St Helens & Knowsley Staff

P181 Diabetes nurse specialist–led glucose balance telephone support clinic associated with improved HbA1c

Aims Foot ulceration is a major burden for patients with diabetes, with a lifetime risk of up to 34%, and precedes most amputations. Hyperglycaemia is associated adverse outcomes and improving glycaemic control is key. We report the effect of diabetes specialist nurse (DSN) - led telephone support on glycaemic balance in..

Published: 23/03/2022
Authors: Cairns J, Pendlebury H, Sullivan H, Lee C, Furlong NJ

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P166 The impact of local, validated structured education programmes on self-care activities in people with diabetes

Background Better glycaemic control is exhibited in patients with higher self-care abilities. The Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) questionnaire measures diabetes self-care activities. As part of a local, validated structured education programme, we measure the SDSCA scores before and after completing structured education. Scores are outputted as ‘number of..

Published: 14/04/2021
Authors: Furlong NJ, Westall S, Cardwell J, Jackson J, Cairns J, Mitchell L, Bujawansa S, McNulty S, Narayanan RP, Hardy KJ

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P164 The impact of a local, validated structured education programme on anxiety and depression in people with diabetes

Background People with type 1 and type 2 diabetes experience greater degrees of anxiety and depression than the general population. The Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) can evaluate this. Scores ≥8 on HADS-A (anxiety) or HADS-D (depression) indicate potential cases of anxiety or depression. Methods As part of a validated structured education programme,..

Published: 14/04/2021
Authors: Narayanan RP, Westall S, Sullivan H, Cardwell J, Cairns J, Gallagher CG, Bujawansa S, McNulty S, Furlong NJ, Hardy KJ

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The impact of local, validated structured education programmes on self-care activities in people with diabetes

Background and Aim Better glycaemic control is exhibited in patients with higher self‐care abilities. The Summary of Diabetes Self‐Care Activities (SDSCA) questionnaire measures diabetes self‐care activities. As part of a local, validated structured education programme, we measure the SDSCA scores before and after completing structured education. Scores..

Published: 07/10/2020
Authors: Furlong NJ, Westall S, Cardwell J, Jackson J, Cairns J, Mitchell L, Bujawansa S, McNulty S, Narayanan RP, Hardy KJ

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The impact of a validated structured education programme on anxiety and depression in patients with type 2 diabetes

Background There has been a big drive from the UK government and Diabetes UK to provide improved psychological care for patients with diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes experience greater degrees of anxiety and depression than the general population. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire can evaluate this. As..

Published: 07/10/2020
Authors: Westall S, Jackson J, Mitchell L, Cairns J, Sullivan H, Bujawansa S, McNulty S, Furlong NJ, Narayanan RP, Hardy KJ

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The impact of a validated structured education programme on anxiety and depression in patients with type 1 diabetes

Background and Aim People with type 1 diabetes experience greater degrees of anxiety and depression than the general population. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire can evaluate this. As part of a local, validated structured education programme for people with type 1 diabetes, baseline and endpoint measurements of anxiety and..

Published: 07/10/2020
Authors: Sullivan H, Westall S, Jackson J, Cairns J, Cardwell J, Bujawansa S, McNulty S, Furlong NJ, Narayanan RP, Hardy KJ

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