Publications

The IMPACT team have a range of publications, papers and conference abstracts and posters.

Below you will find some of our most recent publications. In addition to these, DESMOND, has a library of evidence covering our product range at the Leicester Diabetes Centre. Please click here to view the library.  Evidence Library — DESMOND:

  • Davies MJ, Bodicoat D, Brennan A, Hadjiconstantinou M, Huddlestone L, Hudson N, Keetharuth A, Khunti K, et al. Uptake of self-management education programmes for people with type 2 diabetes in primary care through the Embedding Package: a cluster randomised control trial and ethnographic study. BMC Primary Care. 2024

  • Edwardson C, Maylor B, Biddle S, Clarke-Cornwell A, Clemes S, Davies MJ, Dunstan D, Granat M, Gray L, Hadjiconstantinou M, Healy G, Mandalia P, Munir F, Richardson G, Yates T, Eborall H. Participant and workplace champion experiences of an intervention designed to reduce sitting time in desk-based workers: SMART Work & Life. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2023 

  • Edwardson C, Abell L, Clarke-Cornwell A, Dunstan D, Gray LG, Healy G, Hadjiconstantinou M, Wilson P, Maylor B, Munir F and Biddle S. Implementation and engagement of the SMART Work & Life sitting reduction intervention: an exploratory analysis on intervention effectiveness. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2023 

  • Carvalho M, Byrne M, Kenny E, Caba M, Hadjiconstantinou M, Dunbar J, Powell S, McSharry S. Understanding how self-management education and support programmes for type 2 diabetes are expected to change behaviour: A document analysis of two programmes. Diabetic Medicine. 2023 

  • Barker MM, Chauhan R, Davies MJ, Brough C, Northern A, Stribling B, Schreder S, Khunti K, Hadjiconstantinou M. User Retention and Engagement in the Digital-Based Diabetes Education and Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed (myDESMOND) Program: Descriptive Longitudinal Study. JMIR Diabetes. 2023 

  • Lightfoot C, Wilkinson T, Hadjiconstantinou M, Graham-Brown M, Barratt J, et al. The co-development of ‘My Kidneys & Me’: a digital self-management programme for people with chronic kidney disease. JMIR. 2022 

  • Lamptey R, Davies M, Khunti K, Schreder S, Stribling B, Hadjiconstantinou M. Cultural adaptation of a diabetes self‑management education and support (DSMES) programme for two low resource urban settings in Ghana, during the COVID‑19 era. BMC Health Services Research. 2022 

  • Clemes S, Varela-Mato V, Bodicoat D, Brookes C, Chen Y, Edwardson C, Gray L, Guest A, Johnson, V, et al. The effectiveness of the Structured Health Intervention For Truckers (SHIFT): A cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT). BMC Medicine. 2022 

  • Johnson V, Apps L, Hadjiconstantinou M, Carey M, Kreit E, Mullis R, Mant J, Davies MJ. The development of a self-management intervention for stroke survivors – My Life After Stroke (MLAS). Disability and Rehabilitation. 2022 

  • Johnson V, Apps L, Kreit E, Mullis R, Mant J, Davies MJ & on behalf of the MLAS development group The feasibility of a self-management programme (My Life After Stroke; MLAS) for stroke survivors. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2022 

  • Olson JL, Hadjiconstantinou M, Luff C, Watts K, Watson N, Wagstaff A, Miller V, Schofield D, Calginari S. From the UK to Australia: Adapting an online self-management education program to support the management of type 2 diabetes: A tutorial. J Med Internet Res. 2021 

  • Brown J, Ajjan R, Alderson S, Boehnke J, Carswell C, Doherty P, Double K, Gilbody S, Hadjiconstantinou M, et al. The DIAMONDS Research Team. The DIAMONDS intervention to support self-management of type 2 diabetes in people with severe mental illness: study protocol for a single-group feasibility study. BMJ Yale. 2021 

  • Brady E, Bamuya C, Beran D, Correia JC, Crampin AC, Damasceno A, Davies MJ, Hadjiconstantinou M, Harrington D, et al. EXTending availability of self-management structured EducatioN programmes for people with type 2 Diabetes in low-to-middle income countries (EXTEND) – A feasibility study in Mozambique and Malawi. BMJ Open. 2021 

  • Bamuya C, Correia JC, Brady EM, Beran D, Harrington D, Damasceno A, Crampin AM, Magaia A, Levitt N, Davies MJ, Hadjiconstantinou M.  Use of the Socio-ecological model to explore factors that influence the implementation of a diabetes structured education programme (EXTEND project) in Lilongwe, Malawi and Maputo, Mozambique: a qualitative study. BCM Public Health. 2021 

  • Hadjiconstantinou M, Barker MM, Northern A, Brough C, Schreder S, Stribling B, Khunti K, Davies MJ.  Improved diabetes-related distress and self-efficacy outcomes in a self-management digital programme for people with type 2 diabetes, myDESMOND. Diabetic Medicine. 2021 

  • Harrington D, Brady E, Blueher S, Edwardson C, Gray L, Hadjiconstantinou M, Jarvis J, Khunti K, Vergara I, Erregerena I, Ribeiro R, Troughton K, Vazeou A, Davies MJ. Development of an interactive lifestyle programme for adolescents at risk of developing type 2 diabetes: PRE-STARt. Children editorial. 2021 

  • Hadjiconstantinou M, Quinn L, Tippins F, Schreder S, Khunti K, Davies MJ. A perspective piece on Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) programmes for under-represented groups with T2DM in the UK. British Journal of Diabetes. 2021 

  • Hadjiconstantinou M, Schreder S, Brough C, Northern A, Stribling B, Khunti K, Davies MJ. Using intervention mapping to develop a digital self-management programme for people with type 2 diabetes: MyDESMOND.  J Med Internet Res. 2020 

  • Johnson V, Troughton J, Varela Mato V, Clemes S, Davies M. A structured health intervention for truckers (SHIFT) Physiotherapy. Winner of Outstanding Poster of Physiotherapy UK 2019 in Fit for Work theme. 

  • Varela Mato V, Caddick N, King J, Johnson V, Edwardson C, Yates T, Stensel DJ, Daly H, Nimmo MA, Clemes SA. The Impact of a Novel Structured Health Intervention for Truckers (SHIFT) on Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2018 

  • Carey ME, Barnett J, Doherty Y, Barnard K, Daly H, French P, Gossage-Worrall R, Hadjiconstantinou M, Hind D, Mitchell J, Northern A, Pendlebury J, Rathod S, Shiers D, Taylor C, Holt R. Reducing weight gain in people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and first episode psychosis: describing the process of developing the STructured lifestyle Education for People With SchizophrEnia (STEPWISE) intervention. Pilot and Feasibility studies. 2018 

  • Mani H, Chudasama Y, Hadjiconstantinou M, Bodicoat D, Edwardson C, Levy M, Gray L, Barnett J, Daly H, Howlett T, Khunti K, Davies MJ. Structured education programme for women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomised controlled trial. Endocrine Connections. 2018 

  • Hadjiconstantinou M, Mani H, Patel N, Levy M, Davies MJ, Khunti K, Stone MA. Understanding and supporting women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a qualitative study in an ethnically diverse UK sample. Endocrine Connections. 2017 

  • Patel N, Stone MA, Hadjiconstantinou M, Troughton J, Martin-Stacey L, Daly H, Carey M, Hiles S, Davies MJ, Khunti K. Using an interactive DVD about type 2 diabetes and insulin therapy in a UK South Asian community and in patient education and healthcare provider training. Patient Education and Counseling. 2015 

  • Daly H, Byrne J, Martin-Stacey L, Mandalia P, Carey ME, Hadjiconstantinou M, Hassanein M, Mehar S, Khunti K, Davies MJ. A Safer Ramadan: developing an integrated approach to support safer fasting and feasting for people with type 2 diabetes. Practical Diabetes. 2014