Diabetes Dateline
Summer 2010
NDEP Offers New Resource to
Support Behavior Change
The National Diabetes Education Program
(NDEP) has launched a new resource for supporting
behavior change in people who have
diabetes or who are at risk for diabetes and their families.
The Support for Behavior Change Resource
(SBCR) is an online database that provides easy
access to existing research articles, tools, and
programs that address the “how to” of behavior
change. The database includes a variety of
resources that help individuals and groups cope
with diabetes and make lifestyle and behavior
changes. Independent expert reviewers have
reviewed all materials in the database. This new
resource provides the following:
- Research articles. The articles in the SBCR
are review articles, landmark studies, and
meta-analyses. They are categorized by target
area, such as Appointment Keeping, Physical
Activity, and Weight Management, and
behavioral or coping strategy, such as Goal
Setting, Patient Empowerment, Problem
Solving, Active Listening, Coping Skills,
and Social and Peer Support. The SBCR is
not an exhaustive list of research articles, but
rather a selection of current publications that
provide useful information for those wishing
to enhance their knowledge and understanding
of the science of psychological health and
behavior change and promote the practical
application of these strategies.
- Tools and programs. The tools and programs
in the SBCR facilitate coping and the
behavior change process. Materials included
provide both educational information and
specifics about how to make behavior changes.
The recommended tools and programs are
categorized by target area, such as Medication
Taking, Physical Activity, Coping, and Stress
and Emotions, and target audience, such as
People with Diabetes, Children and Teens,
Older Adults, and Spanish Language.
The NDEP is now accepting new submissions
to the SBCR. The NDEP seeks to identify
additional research and tools and programs that
can help people with diabetes, people at risk, and
their health care teams and other organizations in
their self-management efforts that contribute to
improved health outcomes.
To access the SBCR, search the database, or
submit a tool, visit www.ndep.nih.gov/sbcr.
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August 2010
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