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Oviva Diabetes Support

24th November 2017

A fully remote, technology-enabled programme of type 2 diabetes structured education and behaviour change, combining one-to-one support from a registered dietitian with evidence-based online educational materials and use of the Oviva app.

“Using the app and the feedback allowed me to make changes to my eating habits. I felt in charge of these changes and the coaching allowed me to set reasonable goals and achieve them. I have no hesitation in recommending Oviva – it worked for me!”

Patient

Summary:
Oviva Diabetes Support is a fully remote, QISMET-accredited programme of structured education and behaviour change for people with type 2 diabetes. The programme provides participants with weekly one-to-one coaching from a specialist dietitian over ten to 12 weeks, to support behaviour change and develop sustainable self-management strategies. Dietitian coaching is supported by highly engaging evidence-based structured education materials for self-study, and participants can use the Oviva app to self-monitor progress against goals, maintain a food diary and communicate securely with their dietitian.

Challenge/problem identified:
Diabetes costs the NHS over £10 billion per year, of which 80% is spent on treating complications which could be prevented through good diabetes management. Structured education and guided behaviour change are crucial to help people self-care and reduce risk factors. However the National Diabetes Audit and research indicates that uptake of traditional group-based, face-to-face structured education programmes is poor, and the impact on clinical outcomes and complication rates limited.

Impact:

Average uptake of 75%, with 85% of participants completing the programme
Clinically meaningful improvements in diabetes treatment targets, as demonstrated by outcome data (including average 13mmol/mol reduction in HbA1c and 6kg body weight loss at six months programme completion)
96% of participants ‘extremely likely’ or ‘likely’ to recommend Oviva Diabetes Support to friends or family
Estimated NHS savings of £1,000 per participant based on reduced medication need and service utilisation

Fellow: Olivia Hind

Category:

2017

Tags:

Self-care and education