Assessing the effectiveness of a goal-setting session as part of a structured group self-management education programme for people with type 2 diabetes.

Objectives: To measure the number of people who have identified a behaviour change goal and completed an action-plan to meet their goal on completion of a diabetes self-management education programme (DSME) and level of success in sustaining their action-plan. The DSME people attended was Diabetes Education and Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed (DESMOND).

Methods: Copies of action-plans were collected from participants.