The effect of the Talking Diabetes consulting skills intervention on glycaemic control and quality of life in children with type 1 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial (DEPICTED study).

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness on glycaemic control of a training programme in consultation skills for paediatric diabetes teams. DESIGN: Pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. SETTING: 26 UK secondary and tertiary care paediatric diabetes services. PARTICIPANTS: 79 healthcare practitioners (13 teams) trained in the intervention (359 young people with type 1 diabetes aged 4-15 years and their main carers) and 13 teams allocated to the control group (334 children and their m...

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Authors: Robling, M; McNamara, R; Bennert, K; Butler, C; Channon, S

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
• Volume: 344
• Issue: 7860
• Pages: e2359
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e2359
• EISSN: 1756-1833
• ISSN: 0959-8138
• Language: English
• Keywords: Male; Monitoring, Physiologic; Professional-Patient Relations; Adolescent; Caregivers; Child, Preschool; Continuity of Patient Care; Health Personnel; Child Welfare; Attitude of Health Personnel; Female; Humans; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Program Evaluation; Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated; Teaching; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Child; Quality of Life; Consumer Satisfaction; Emotional Intelligence; Professional Competence