The DAWN MIND Protocol

M I N D:
Monitoring Individual Needs in persons with D iabetes

Implementing Psychological Needs Assessment as Part of Ongoing Diabetes Care. An International DAWN Initiative.

July 2006

MIND Collaborative group:

  • Frank J. Snoek, PhD, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Chair
    Noortje Zandbelt, MSc, MA, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Project Assistant
  • Søren E. Skovlund, MSc, Novo Nordisk A/S, Denmark, Coordinator for DAWN

Participating centres:


Europe

  • STENO Diabetes Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Mergentheim Diabetes Zentrum, Mergentheim, Germany
  • University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland
  • Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Poradnia Diabetologiczna, Warsawa, Poland
  • Hospital, Ukraine
  • Hospital, Israel
  • Hospital, Belgium


Outside Europe

  • Diabetes Program Hidalgo, Mexico
  • Centre for Experimental and Applied Endocrinology, National University La Plata National Research Council/PRODIACOR, Argentina

Planning and Milestones:

  • April - June 2006. Discussion with participating centres on the protocol and conditions (timeline, responsibilities, data management).
  • July 1, 2006. Agreement on final protocol
  • December 1, 2006: Approval of local medical ethical committees
  • December, 2006: All teams have received a one-day DAWN workshop to facilitate communication with patients regarding psychosocial issues and discussion of well-being scores.
  • January 2007 – June 2007: Patients included for monitoring
  • November 2008: Included patients monitored on T1 and T2
  • December 2008: End of data-collection
  • May 2009: Data analysis concluded and reports