title: [Cross-border evaluation of needs for training in therapeutic education of the patient for the management in type 2 diabetes and obesity: Survey by method of nominal group with healthcare professionals].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The design of continuous training programs in therapeutic patient education (ETP) should be inspired by needs shown by the professionals concerned in terms of mobilization or acquisition of skills in this domain. The objective of this study is to analyze needs expressed by healthcare professionals (HP) involved in patients' management presenting a type 2 diabetes (T2D) and/or obesity and to compare them with the existing recommendations.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and five PS (general practitioners, dietitians and nurses) of 3 frontier regions of French-speaking European countries (France, Belgium and Grand duchy of Luxembourg) were questioned in 12 monodisciplinary groups according to the technique of the nominal group. Needs expressed by the participants were classified in the categories of the reference table of skills to dispense TPE (National Institute for Health Prevention and Education [INPES], 2013).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Among needs expressed by HP, 52 % of the votes targeted relational skills, 10 % of the skills relative to the biomedical techniques, 20 % of the skills relative to the educational techniques and 11 %, those of organization and the coordination. Seven percent of the proposals were out of the categories of the INPES. Results do not allow to establish profiles of skills according to the studied region or profession. The recognition of the TPE by the French legislation does not seem to influence in a major way the data.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The needs expressed by PS in the context of this study are focused on the relation HP/patient that is the heart of the TPE. It would however be necessary to raise awareness among HP in the acquisition of the other skills which concern in particular the animation of group, the interprofessional coordination, the consideration of the environment or more generally the procedures.
authors.affiliation: Université de Liège, département des sciences de la santé publique, bâtiment B23, 4000 Liège, Belgique. Electronic address: benoit.petre@ulg.ac.be.
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pétré
authors.affiliation: Université de Liège, département de médecine générale, 4000 Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ketterer
authors.affiliation: Université de Liège, département de médecine générale, 4000 Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vanmeerbeek
authors.affiliation: Centre hospitalier universitaire de Liège, service de diabétologie, nutrition et maladies métaboliques, Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scheen
authors.affiliation: Centre d'études en santé, centre de recherche public de la santé, 1445 Strassen, Luxembourg.
authors.forename: Marie-Lise
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lair
authors.affiliation: CHRU de Nancy, université de Lorraine, hôpital Brabois-Adultes, service de diabétologie, maladies métaboliques, nutrition, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ziegler
authors.affiliation: CHRU de Nancy, université de Lorraine, hôpital Brabois-Adultes, service de diabétologie, maladies métaboliques, nutrition, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Böhme
authors.affiliation: Université de Liège, département des sciences de la santé publique, bâtiment B23, 4000 Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guillaume
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000628:therapy*; D005602:France; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008189:Luxembourg; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires