Scott C Mackenzie|Kirsten M Cumming|David Garrell|Doogie Brodie|Lyn Wilson|Salma Mehar|Scott Cunningham|Alex Bickerton|Deborah J Wake
Massive open online course for type 2 diabetes self-management: adapting education in the COVID-19 era
Ninewells Hospital|NHS Lanarkshire|University of Dundee|Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust|Institute of Population and Public Health|University of Edinburgh|NHS Lothian|Diabetes Australia
type 2 diabetes selfmanagement education essential component type 2 diabetes care traditionally delivered facetoface setting response recent covid19 pandemic innovative solutions urgently needed allowing provision selfmanagement education delivered compliance social distancing policies innovations selfservice deliver education efficiently low cost particularly appealing healthcare providers commissionerswe aimed evaluate user uptake dropout acceptability satisfaction perceived shortterm knowledge gain health benefitsbehaviour changes relation free massive open online course mooc diabetes selfmanagement education created delivered covid19 pandemic course focusing addressing knowledge selfmanagement needs people type 2 diabetes made use online interactive content including expert patient videos quizzes moderated discussion boards live social media encouraged personal reflection goal setting user expectations experiences explored via surveybased methods present experience developing course describe users experiences1991 users registered interest course 2week period 976 users starting course 640 656 users completing course full users engaged well finding course educational userfriendly motivating demonstrating high completion rates user satisfaction statistically significant p0001 increase selfreported selfmanagement ability health knowledge observed among participants type 2 diabetesmoocs type 2 diabetes selfmanagement education great potential delivering education efficiently scale low cost although engagement limited digital literacy benefits include flexible remote access uptodate evidencebased education delivered multidisciplinary team healthcare professionals