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Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
People diagnosed with diabetes are three times more likely to be diagnosed with depression* than people without it and this can have a serious impact on their ability to self manage their condition.
PsychologyOnline has secured Small Business Research Initiative for Healthcare (SBRI Healthcare) funding to see how its approach to cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) can be used to treat “diabetes distress”, a term used to describe the sense of frustration, anger and disillusionment that can lead to neglecting the condition over time.
The collaborative project aims to improve glycaemic control and psychological wellbeing through integrated care. It is led by Ann Hayes, chairman of PsychologyOnline, alongside Professor Khalida Ismail, who leads the Diabetes and Mental Health clinical service at King's College Hospital and Bruce Hellman, founder of uMotif, a health and wellbeing app.
Ann Hayes says the project will investigate the benefits of delivering CBT over the internet to type 1 diabetics: “PsychologyOnline provides one-to-one CBT via instant messaging and we use highly-experienced psychotherapists. Patients with chronic conditions may, however, find it more helpful to have therapy from someone who is also knowledgeable about their condition.
http://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/n...or-diabetes-distress-wins-sbri-healthcar1163/
PsychologyOnline has secured Small Business Research Initiative for Healthcare (SBRI Healthcare) funding to see how its approach to cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) can be used to treat “diabetes distress”, a term used to describe the sense of frustration, anger and disillusionment that can lead to neglecting the condition over time.
The collaborative project aims to improve glycaemic control and psychological wellbeing through integrated care. It is led by Ann Hayes, chairman of PsychologyOnline, alongside Professor Khalida Ismail, who leads the Diabetes and Mental Health clinical service at King's College Hospital and Bruce Hellman, founder of uMotif, a health and wellbeing app.
Ann Hayes says the project will investigate the benefits of delivering CBT over the internet to type 1 diabetics: “PsychologyOnline provides one-to-one CBT via instant messaging and we use highly-experienced psychotherapists. Patients with chronic conditions may, however, find it more helpful to have therapy from someone who is also knowledgeable about their condition.
http://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/n...or-diabetes-distress-wins-sbri-healthcar1163/