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Open AccessUptake of self-management education programmes for people with type 2 diabetes in primary care through the embedding package: a cluster randomised control trial and ethnographic study
Self-management education programmes are cost-effective in hel** people with type 2 diabetes manage their diabetes, but referral and attendance rates are low. This study reports on the effectiveness of the E...
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Open AccessUsing Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) to develop an intervention to improve referral and uptake rates for self-management education for patients with type 2 diabetes in UK primary care
Referral and uptake rates of structured self-management education (SSME) for Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in the UK are variable and relatively low. Research has documented contributing factors at patient, practitio...
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Open AccessKey considerations when involving children in health intervention design: reflections on working in partnership with South Asian children in the UK on a tailored Management and Intervention for Asthma (MIA) study
Participatory research is an empowering process through which individuals can increase control over their lives, and allows researchers/clinicians to gain a clearer understanding of a child’s needs. However, i...
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Open AccessA structured collaborative approach to intervention design using a modified intervention map** approach: a case study using the Management and Interventions for Asthma (MIA) project for South Asian children
To describe how using a combined approach of community-based participatory research and intervention map** principles could inform the development of a tailored complex intervention to improve management of ...
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Open AccessIncreasing uptake of structured self-management education programmes for type 2 diabetes in a primary care setting: a feasibility study
Structured self-management education (SSME) for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) improves biomedical and psychological outcomes, whilst being cost-effective. Yet uptake in the UK remains low. An ‘Em...
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Open AccessApplication of normalisation process theory in understanding implementation processes in primary care settings in the UK: a systematic review
Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) provides a framework to understand how interventions are implemented, embedded, and integrated in healthcare settings. Previous reviews of published literature have examined ...
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Open AccessThe impact of an intervention to increase uptake to structured self-management education for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary care (the embedding package), compared to usual care, on glycaemic control: study protocol for a mixed methods study incorporating a wait-list cluster randomised controlled trial
Approximately 425 million people globally have diabetes, with ~ 90% of these having Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). This is a condition that leads to a poor quality of life and increased risk of serious healt...
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Healing Conversations: Develo** a Practical Framework for Clinical Communication Between Aboriginal Communities and Healthcare Practitioners
In recognition of the ongoing health disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (hereafter Aboriginal), this sco** review explores the role and impact of the clinical communicat...
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Open AccessA qualitative study to identify parents’ perceptions of and barriers to asthma management in children from South Asian and White British families
Over one million children receive treatment for asthma in the UK. South Asian children experience excess morbidity and higher rates of hospitalization than the White population. This study aimed to explore per...
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Open AccessAsthma management in British South Asian children: an application of the candidacy framework to a qualitative understanding of barriers to effective and accessible asthma care
In the UK, people of South Asian origin with asthma experience excess morbidity, with hospitalisation rates three times those of the majority White population and evidence suggests that South Asian children wi...
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Open AccessA systematic review of explanatory factors of barriers and facilitators to improving asthma management in South Asian children
South Asian children with asthma are less likely to receive prescriptions and more likely to suffer uncontrolled symptoms and acute asthma admissions compared with White British children. Understanding barrier...
