Evaluation study of diabetes and wellbeing (DWELL) - Report 2: Participant outcomes

he DWELL project was funded by the INTERREG 2 Seas Mers Zeeën Programme and ran between 2016 and March 2023. The overall aim of the project was to empower people living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) to enhance self-management of illness through a co-produced 12-week educational programme, and to improve targeted aspects of individual health and wellbeing. The project involved partners in the UK, France, Netherlands and Belgium.

Canterbury Christ Church University (‘CCCU’) led Work Package 4: Evaluation of the DWELL programme, which commenced delivery in 2018. The evaluation comprised four key areas: patient outcomes; system/process benefits of the programme; staff training; cost benefits of the programme.

For Output 4.1 of this Work Package, we present a set of four final project reports which relate to DWELL programme
evaluation. These are as follows:
• REPORT 1: Evaluation Methodology
• REPORT 2: Participant Outcomes
• REPORT 3: Process Evaluation
• REPORT 4: Workforce training and Cost Effectiveness

Report 2 presents the Participant Outcomes of the DWELL programme. Section one reports on participant demographics,referral to the DWELL programme, diabetes history, medication and comorbidities, and household, work and income. Section two presents the number of participants who were evaluated at each of the four time-points and causes for participant attrition. Section three outlines evidence of efficacy of the DWELL programme. Changes in participant outcomes are compared pre- post-DWELL, and longitudinal data are compared post-DWELL at 6 and 12 months.