title: Supporting people with diabetes mellitus in applying for and participating effectively in paid work: validation of successful diabetes-related behaviors by experiential experts and professional care providers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To validate successful diabetes-related behaviors, proposed by a group of experiential experts, and to support people with diabetes in applying for and participating effectively in work.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a survey among 77 experiential experts and 21 professional care providers, the behaviors were critically appraised regarding several key characteristics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Experiential experts (median scores: 91%, 86%, and 86%) and professionals (median scores: 76%, 76%, and 81%) mostly agreed with these behaviors in terms of clarity, content, and relevance, respectively. Feasibility was seen as somewhat problematic, with median scores by experiential experts and professionals of 65% and 52%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both groups confirmed the validity of the proposed work-related behaviors that were expected to support people with diabetes. The challenge is to implement these behaviors in practice, by effective dissemination and incorporation in work-related self-management programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, Maastricht University/CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, The Netherlands. marika.burda@maastrichtuniversity.nl
authors.forename: Marika H F
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Burda
authors.forename: Frans
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: van der Horst
authors.forename: Marjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van den Akker
authors.forename: Alexander D M
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Stork
authors.forename: Trudy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van der Weijden
authors.forename: Ton
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van Attekum
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ploeg
authors.forename: Bjorn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Winkens
authors.forename: J André
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Knottnerus
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires