Researchers at King’s College London would like to recruit women with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, aged 18-45 years, to take part in a study which is looking at how we can improve their experience of healthcare. The study is called the RESET study.
Our aim is to address the problem of stigma, which involves feeling judged or excluded because of diabetes. We know from our previous research that stigma affects many women with type 2 diabetes in terms of their physical and mental health and well-being, as well as their interaction with healthcare services.
Taking part will involve participation in a series of meetings with other women with type 2 diabetes to firstly explore experiences of stigma, and then co-develop some anti-stigma messages and healthcare resources (e.g. materials such as films, animations, pictures, and stories). The materials will be for women with type 2 diabetes, their partners, friends, or families, healthcare workers, and wider society.
These meetings can be run either online or in-person, will be run by one or two members of our team, and will last about an hour and a half.
After the meeting, we will send you a £50 voucher.
If you express an interest in talking part, we will send you a link to an online consent form; this will confirm your interest in joining the study. Once you do this, you can still leave the study at any time. A member of the team will then contact you and invite you to attend a meeting.
For more information, please contact: Dr Kathryn Hamilton at RESET_diabetes@kcl.ac.uk.
