Hi!
We are researchers at King’s College London and we would like to recruit women with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes aged 18-45 years (who live in the UK and have experienced UK healthcare for at least a 12-months), to take part in a study that is trying to improve the healthcare experiences of women with Type 2 diabetes. The study is called the RESET study.
Our aim is to address the problem of stigma, which involves feeling judged, blamed, shamed 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 including in relation to pregnancy.
Taking part will involve participation in 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). These meetings can be run either online or in person and will last about an hour and a half. The materials that are developed will be for women with Type 2 diabetes, their partners, friends or families, healthcare workers, and wider society.
After taking part in a meeting, we will send you a £50 voucher.
If this speaks to you and sounds like something you might like to take part in, please let us know by email: [email protected]. If you would like to know more about what would be involved, you can send us an email or have look at our study leaflet or study page on the Diabetes UK website: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/our-research/get-involved/take-part-in-research/stigma-young-women-type-2.
Thank you for your time!
Kathryn Hamilton (on behalf of the RESET study team)