Is the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme Intervention Delivered as Planned? An Observational Study of Fidelity of Intervention Delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS-DPP) has been delivered by four commercial organizations across England, to prevent people with impaired glucose tolerance developing Type 2 diabetes. Evidence reviews underpinning the NHS-DPP design specification identified 19 Behavior Change Techniques (BCTs) that are the intervention "active ingredients." It is important to understand the discrepancies between BCTs specified in design and BCTs actually delivered.

Purpose

To compare observed fidelity of delivery of BCTs that were delivered to (a) the NHS-DPP design specification, and (b) the programme manuals of four provider organizations.

Methods

Audio-recordings were made of complete delivery of NHS-DPP courses at eight diverse sites (two courses per provider

SUBMITTER: French DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8557367 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature