As a result of two key recommendations from the Diabetes and Mental Health chapter of the Clinical Practice Guidelines, the below suite of tools and resources were assembled and developed for healthcare providers and patients, to support complex psychosocial issues in diabetes self-management.
Healthcare Provider Tools
- Using the Diabetes Distress Scale
- The Diabetes Distress Scale
- Steps to Stress Management
- A Handy Guide to Motivational Interviewing
- "ABATE" the Stress: Understanding the Stress Response
Patient Tools
- Diabetes and Mental Health
- Managing my Diabetes - My Action Plan
- Goal Calendar
- Goal Calendar - Example 1
- Goal Calendar - Example 2
- Decisional Balance - Weighing the Pros and Cons of Changing (or Not Changing) Behaviour
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