Table 1.
Overview of the INSPIRED intervention
| INSPIRED manual content | Health coach support |
|---|---|
| Diabetes information |
Providing weekly support and education about: |
| ▪ General diabetes | |
| ▪ Diabetes complications | |
| ▪ Hypoglycaemia episodes | |
| ▪ Medication | |
| ▪ Diabetes and driving | |
| ▪ Diabetes and alcohol/smoking | |
| ▪ Importance of self-management | |
| Healthy eating |
Providing weekly support and education about: |
| ▪ Barriers to healthy eating | |
| ▪ Tips for healthy eating and snack choices | |
| ▪ Managing food cravings | |
| ▪ Home-grown experiments | |
| ▪ Emotions and eating | |
| ▪ Eating out | |
| ▪ Reading food labels | |
| Becoming more physically active |
Providing weekly support and education about: |
| ▪ Attitudes about different types of physical activity | |
| ▪ Benefits of physical activity | |
| ▪ Keeping track of your steps using your pedometer | |
| ▪ How to be more physically active | |
| ▪ Physical activity and blood glucose levels | |
| Weight management |
Providing weekly support and education about: |
| ▪ Your Body Mass Index | |
| ▪ Losing weight the healthy way | |
| ▪ Weight loss and maintenance tips | |
| ▪ Healthy eating tips for weight loss | |
| Monitoring your diabetes |
Providing weekly support and education about: |
| ▪ Keeping track of your diabetes using your Journal | |
| ▪ Paying attention to your blood glucose levels | |
| Maintaining contact with your doctor and other health professionals |
Providing weekly support and education about: |
| ▪ Choosing a doctor | |
| ▪ The importance of keeping in regular contact with your doctor | |
| ▪ How to get the most from your doctor’s visit | |
| Family and social support |
Providing weekly support and education about: |
| ▪ Carers and helpers | |
| ▪ Staying connected | |
| ▪ Making friends | |
| Dealing with emotions (i.e., worry, anger) |
Providing weekly support and education about: |
| ▪ Negative thoughts | |
| ▪ Managing distress | |
| ▪ Relaxation | |
| ▪ Reducing feelings of tension and worry – problem solving | |
| ▪ Tips to reduce the impact of anger | |
| The Whole Person Model |
Providing weekly support and education about: |
| ▪ The Whole Person Model | |
| ▪ Considering your body, feelings and thoughts when making an Action Plan | |
| ▪ Examining your thinking and talking back unhelpful thoughts | |
| Toolbox for a healthy life | Providing weekly support and education about: |
| ▪ What to put in your tool box for a healthy life? | |
| - Things I am going to try | |
| - Things I am going to think about | |
| - Other ideas |