Objectives: To identify the prevalence of diabetes among adults (>18 years) living in residential care facilities in Denmark and to identify the structural, practical, and individual barriers and drivers related to their participation in screening programmes.

Design: SETTING: The register-based study included all residents living in residential care facilities in Denmark. The survey and qualitative analysis were carried out exclusively in the Capital Region of Denmark.

Participants: For the register-based study, we identified 11 620 residents of care facilities in Denmark (>18 years) and identified the number of residents with diagnosis codes of type 1 or type 2 diabetes or dispensed prescriptions of blood glucose-lowering medication. Staff from 102 psychiatric facilities housing adults with severe psychiatric disabilities were invited to participate in the survey. Of these, 56 facilities participated with one responder each, of which n=16 also participated in follow-up qualitative interviews.

Results: Register-based study: of the residents at the facilities, 954 (8%) were diagnosed with diabetes. Descriptive statistics of responses and results from content analysis of interviews were summarised in five themes that illuminated how a screening programme could be tailored to the care facilities: (1) characteristics of residents and care facilities, (2) the care needs of residents, (3) the way care was organised, (4) the specific barriers and drivers for participating in programmes, (5) number of hours and settings for screening programmes.

Conclusion: To increase the participation of people living in psychiatric care facilities in screening programmes, future programmes should be tailored to the identified needs and barriers experienced by the residential care staff.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062403DOI Listing
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