Publications

Authors: Tricia Tang, Danielle Hessler, William H Polonsky, Lawrence Fisher, Beverly Reed, Tanya Irani, Urvi Desai, Magaly Perez-Nieves Abstract Purpose: To identify specific actions and characteristics of health care providers (HCPs) in the United States and Canada that influenced patients with type 2 diabetes who were initially reluctant to begin insulin. Methods: Patients from the United States (n = 120)

Authors: Esteban Jódar, Marie Michelsen, William Polonsky, Rosangela Réa, Anna Sandberg, Tina Vilsbøll, Mark Warren, Signe Harring, Uwe Ziegler, Stephen Bain Abstract Aim: To assess what drives change in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in type 2 diabetes in the SUSTAIN 6 trial and identify potential mediators of the treatment effect of semaglutide on HRQoL scores. Materials and methods: The

Authors: Winkley K, Upsher R, Polonsky WH, Holmes-Truscott E. Abstract The aim of this narrative review was to determine the contribution of behavioural and psychosocial research to the field of medication-taking for adults with type 2 diabetes over the past 25 years. We review the behavioural and psychosocial literature relevant to adults with type 2 diabetes who are treated with

Author: William H Polonsky Abstract The success of diabetes technologies depends on the attitudes and behavior of the individuals who choose to adopt them. Real-time continuous glucose monitoring, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, and sensor-augmented pump systems may positively affect diabetes-related quality of life (QOL), although the influence on QOL outcomes seems to be modest and the results from randomized controlled

Author: Guzman, SJ. From a behavioral perspective, therapeutic inertia can happen when obstacles to changing a diabetes treatment plan outweigh perceived benefits. There is a complex interaction of important treatment-related obstacles for people with diabetes (PWD), their treating health care professional (HCP), and the clinical setting in which they interact. Tipping the scales toward more effective action involve strategies that

Authors: Lawrence Fisher, William Polonsky, Vicky Bowyer, Danielle Hessler Abstract Aims: To assess between-group differences in participant experiences in a two-arm diabetes distress (DD) reduction RCT and to determine their relationship to clinical outcomes (reductions in DD and HbA1C). Methods: For high DD adults with Type 1 diabetes and HbA1c ≥7.5% participating in T1-REDEEM, we evaluated post intervention 5-point ratings

Authors: Heather Stuckey, Lawrence Fisher, William H Polonsky, Danielle Hessler, Frank J Snoek, Tricia S Tang, Norbert Hermanns, Xavier Mundet-Tuduri, Maria Elizabeth Rossi da Silva, Jackie Sturt, Kentaro Okazaki, Dachuang Cao, Irene Hadjiyianni, Jasmina I Ivanova, Urvi Desai, Magaly Perez-Nieves. Abstract Objective: To understand participant perceptions about insulin and identify key behaviors of healthcare professionals (HCPs) that motivated initially reluctant

Authors: Polonsky WH, Fortmann AL, Johnson KE, Nguyen A, Beebe C. Abstract Background: Hypoglycemic confidence (HC) represents the degree to which an individual feels secure regarding his or her ability to stay safe from hypoglycemia-related problems. Self-report scales assessing HC in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have found that greater HC is associated with better glycemic control and that

Authors: Leahy JJL, Aleppo G, Fonseca VA, Garg SK, Hirsch IB, McCall AL, McGill JB, Polonsky WH. Abstract Faster-acting insulins, new noninsulin drug classes, more flexible insulin-delivery systems, and improved continuous glucose monitoring devices offer unprecedented opportunities to improve postprandial glucose (PPG) management and overall care for adults with insulin-treated diabetes. These developments led the Endocrine Society to convene a

Authors: Shumway M, Fisher L, Hessler D, Bowyer V, Polonsky WH, Masharani U. Abstract Aims: This study evaluated the implementation costs of two group interventions, one focused on diabetes education (KnowIt) and one focused directly on diabetes distress (OnTrack), that reduced diabetes distress and HbA1C in adults with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in the T1-REDEEM trial. Methods: Resources