“…They are available in different formats, including individual and group-based interventions conducted in hospitals, medical homes or other care organisations, as well as IT based (e.g., web-based or phone-based programmes) (Powers et al, 2015). DSME programmes have been shown to produce positive effects on clinical, psychological and behavioral outcomes in diabetic patients, including improved glycaemic control (Brunisholz et al, 2014;Ellis et al, 2004;Steinsbekk, Rygg, Lisulo, Rise and Fretheim, 2012;Weaver et al, 2014), improved quality of life (Cochran and Conn, 2008;Powers et al, 2015;Tang, Funnell and Oh, 2012;Thorpe et al, 2013), increased diabetes knowledge (Steinsbekk et al, 2012) healthier lifestyle behaviours (Tang et al, 2012;Toobert et al, 2011), more healthy coping (Thorpe et al, 2013) and enhanced self-efficacy (Steinsbekk et al, 2012;Tang et al, 2012).…”