The Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs Second Study

Study A. Holt RIG, Nicolucci A, Burns KK, et al., on behalf of the DAWN2 Study Group. Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs second study (DAWN2): cross-national comparisons on barriers and resources for optimal care—healthcare professional perspective. Diabet Med 2013;30:789–798. Study B. Nicolucci A, Burns KK, Holt RIG, et al., on behalf of the DAWN2 Study Group. Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs second study (DAWN2): cross-national benchmarking of diabetes-related psychosocial outcomes for people with diabetes. Diabet Med 2013;30:767–777. Study C. Burns KK, Nicolucci A, Holt RIG, et al., on behalf of the DAWN2 Study Group. Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs second study (DAWN2): cross-national benchmarking indicators for family members living with people with diabetes. Diabet Med 2013;30:778–788. Study D. Peyrot M, Egede LE, Campos C, et al. Ethnic differences in psychological outcomes among people with diabetes: USA results from the second Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs (DAWN2) study. Curr Med Res Opin 2014, 1–14. Epub ahead of print (DOI: 10.11485/03007995.2014.947023). Objectives. The overall purpose of the Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs second study (DAWN2) was to build on the findings of the original DAWN study (1), determine progress made in achieving the needed actions identified by DAWN stakeholders, and explore new methods and strategies for improving diabetes care (2). The primary objective of DAWN2 was to assess current diabetes care and self-management among people with diabetes (PWDs), family members (FMs), and health care professionals (HCPs) and to elucidate determinants of effective treatment and self-management of diabetes (2). Secondary objectives included establishing national benchmarks for health status, quality of life, self-care, and access to diabetes self-management education and support (DSME/S); assessing access to, and use and benefit of, support from health care teams, family and friends, communities, and society; identifying and understanding the most important facilitators and barriers to person-centered care; …