DAWN MIND Study - newly launched website

The DAWN MIND study is about Monitoring Individual Needs in Diabetes. The project aims to implement and evaluate monitoring of well-being in diabetes patients, as part of routine diabetes care. The DAWN MIND initiative is networking with leading diabetes clinics to accelerate adoption of psychological needs assessment into routine care. Through networking, DAWN MIND provides a platform for clinics with a common platform to evaluate outcomes as part of an international effort. Additionally, it offers practitioners an exciting opportunity to continually find innovative and effective ways to provide the psychosocial support patients need.

The newly lauched DAWN MIND website will provide a sharepoint for the 18 participating centres across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Mexico and Argentina. These centres are monitoring and evaluating the psychological well-being in patients as an integral part of regular practice. Another aim of the project is to stimulate discussion about psychosocial issues and their impact on the mood, HbA1c metabolic control, and the patient's evaluation of the quality of diabetes care.

Diabetes centres who are implementing the DAWN initiative can play an important local role as lead drivers of a new patient-centred approach to diabetes management which has the potential to create real and meaningful improvements for the people with the condition.

• Access the newly launched website for DAWN MIND here  
• Read article about the MIND study from the DAWN Newsletter 2006 here