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Table 2 The Lets Prevent curriculum content

From: Let’s prevent diabetes: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of an educational intervention in a multi-ethnic UK population with screen detected impaired glucose regulation

Session 1

Theory

Sample Activity

Duration

Introduction

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10 mins

Patient story

CSM

Participants asked to tell their story about how they discovered they had pre diabetes and their current knowledge of pre diabetes

30 mins

Professional story

CSM, DPT

Uses participants’ stories to support them in learning how the body regulates glucose

50 mins

Taking control 1

Weight management

CSM, DPT, SLT

Uses participants’ stories to support them in discovering how weight/waist affects pre diabetes. Provides knowledge and skills for food choices to control weight

30 mins

Physical activity

CSM, DPT, SLT

Uses participants’ stories to support them in discovering how physical activity affects pre diabetes. Provides knowledge and skills for activity choices to manage pre diabetes

40 mins

How am I doing?

SLT

Participants reflect on what issues have come up in the programmes so far

5 mins

Session 2

Theory

Sample Activity

Duration

Reflections

SLT

Participants reflect issues that have arisen in the programme so far

10 mins

Professional story

CSM

Uses participants’ stories to support them in discovering how other risk factors (e.g. blood pressure and cholesterol) affect pre diabetes and the development of complications

30 mins

Taking control 2

Food choices: focus on fats

DPT, SLT

Provides knowledge and skills for food choices to reduce risk factors

50 mins

Self management plan

SLT

Participants supported in developing their self management plans

30 mins

Questions

CSM

Checks that all questions raised by participants throughout the programme have been answered and understood

40 mins

What happens next?

SLT

Follow up care outlines

5 mins

  1. CSM: Common sense model, DPT: Dual processing theory, SLT: Social learning theory.