Development of the professional role of diabetes nurses in specialised diabetes and primary care in Catalonia.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe therapeutic education programmes in diabetes in Catalonia and the differences according to the healthcare setting in which the patients are attended (primary care [PC] and specialised diabetes care [SDC]).

Method: We performed a descriptive, cross-sectional, comparative study of diabetes nurses (DN) in SDC and PC in Catalonia. The sample was obtained from all the DN in SDC and a randomised cluster sample of DN in PC.

Methodological guidelines for preparing a structured therapeutic education program: From design to evaluation.

Background And Objective: Therapeutic patient education (TPE) is effective and essential in the context of the growing prevalence of chronic diseases, in which tools are needed for planning structured programs. The objective of this project was to develop guidelines for designing and assessing a TPE program.

Methods: 1) We assembled a multidisciplinary group of 8 leaders in TPE, chronicity, quality and safety from the hospital and the university.

Mobile Health Projects in a High-Complexity Reference Hospital: Case Study.

Background: The widespread adoption of mobile and wearable devices and apps makes it essential to assess their possible impact on the management of health and diseases. Health care providers (HCPs) find themselves faced with a new situation in their setting with the proliferation of mobile health (mHealth) intervention tests. Few studies have addressed the development of mHealth and the methodologies to manage these apps in a tertiary hospital.

Hypoglycaemia unawareness in young people with type 1 diabetes transferred to an adult center.

Objective: To evaluate frequency of hypoglycaemia unawareness (HU) in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) transferred from Paediatrics following a specific therapeutic education programme (TEP) in an adult hospital.

Patients And Methods: Young patients transferred from 2009-2011 were evaluated. The TEP included a coordinated transfer process, individual appointments and a group course.

Frequency and awareness of hypoglycemia in patients with Type 2 Diabetes treated with two or more insulin injections in primary care outpatient clinics.

Aims: To assess the frequency of hypoglycemia events, patient characteristics and the prevalence of impaired awareness of hypoglycemia (IAH) in patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) using two or more insulin injections in primary care.

Methods: Cross-sectional study performed at 9 Primary Care Centers including review of electronic medical records and an on-site visit to patients using >2 insulin injections with suboptimal control. Episodes of severe hypoglycemia (SH) in the last 12months were recorded.