HEC
DWELL
Diabetes & Wellbeing
DWELL was a €3.8m EU funded project with 8 partners across the UK, France, the Netherlands and Belgium including two universities, a hospital, a regional authority and other local health and wellbeing community organisations.
The common challenge
Diabetes is a long term non communicable disease of huge societal & economic concern. Type 2 diabetes (90% of those with the disease) can be successfully controlled through healthy lifestyle choices.
The outputs
DWELL produced a non-clinical, holistic 12 week patient support programme based on four modules covering: education, nutrition, physical activity and wellbeing. Motivational interviewing and peer support are at the centre of the programme, empowering patients with T2 diabetes to self-manage their condition, improve their wellbeing, lose weight, reduce medication and enjoy a better quality of life.
Alongside this there is a training programme for staff to ensure they are able to deliver the patient support programme effectively.
DWELL Participant results
Reduced
- Weight
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Waist Circumference
- HbA1c
Decreased
- negative feelings associated with diabetes
- eating in response to external food cues
Increased
- patient empowerment
- perceived personal control
- diabetes understanding
