. 2013 Apr 9;3(4):e002195. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002195

Table 1.

Details of nurse training and support

Two-day training workshop	Depression as a risk factor in diabetes and heart disease
	Monitoring of depression using the PHQ-9 questionnaire¹⁰
	Impact of disease using version 2 of the SF36 questionnaire²¹
	Identifying barriers and enablers for better lifestyle choices
	Goal setting and problem solving, using specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound (SMART) goals
	Behavioural activation²²
	Diabetes Australia and Australian Heart Foundation guidelines
	Case management with other health professionals
	Use of care plan as a communication tool, checklist and data collection for research
Local facilitator support	Patient selection and recruitment
Local facilitator support	Information technology support
Monthly teleconferences	Expert supervision from the project manager, a GP and a psychologist
Monthly teleconferences	Peer support by participating nurses with case-study discussion