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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Clin. Diabetes Healthc.
Sec. Diabetes Self-Management
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fcdhc.2025.1421678

The Development of a CBT-Informed Approach to Supporting Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management

Provisionally accepted
Elne Visagie Elne Visagie 1,2*Elmari Deacon Elmari Deacon 3Rümando Kok Rümando Kok 4
  • 1 Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
  • 2 Compres Research Focus Area, Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
  • 3 Optentia Research Unit, Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
  • 4 Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP), North-West University, Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa

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    The self-management of adults with type 2 diabetes proves to be a continuous challenge. Within the South African context, socio-economic disparities, unequal access to healthcare and varying healthcare beliefs augment these challenges. CBT is a time-sensitive and structured intervention that has been effectively implemented for chronic diseases. CBT has been employed to improve psychological outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes, but there is limited research on how this therapeutic intervention can enhance self-management outcomes of type 2 diabetes. Adaptable CBT-based interventions are needed to promote a holistic approach to type 2 diabetes self-management and empower a broader range of healthcare professionals to provide targeted interventions. Flexible interventions can promote patient engagement and be integrated into various healthcare settings where patients already access services.The study employed document analysis to develop CBT-informed guidelines. Data was analysed by means of content analysis. Two research studies formed the dataset, and categories and subcategories were identified. The categories were integrated and used to develop the CBT-informed guidelines.Results: These guidelines were based on core CBT components and divided into the introduction, working, and consolidation phases. The guidelines specified the roles of healthcare practitioners who would implement them and provided skills and techniques for healthcare professionals and patients within each phase.The CBT-based interventions aimed to provide a tool for healthcare practitioners and patients in terms of flexibility, accessibility, and personalisation.

    Keywords: type 2 diabetes, self-management, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, cbt, CBTinformed guidelines, adults

    Received: 22 Apr 2024; Accepted: 17 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Visagie, Deacon and Kok. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Elne Visagie, Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

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