Intervention
coronavirus infectious disease-2019, Diabetes
DIABETES
The intervention tested was a structured DSME program which had been adapted from DESMOND: EXTENDing availability of self-management structured education programmes for people with type 2 Diabetes in low-to-middle income countries (EXTEND). EXTEND has been piloted in Malawi and Mozambique [We further culturally adapted EXTEND to the Ghanaian community; citing local cuisine and contextualising examples [Five community health nurses and one medical officer were trained virtually, by DESMOND trainers to deliver the intervention. The intervention was delivered in-person, while observing all coronavirus infectious disease-2019 (COVID-19) protocols. The intervention consisted of one session of structured DSME, delivered by two educators to groups of six to ten participants in one day, over 6 h. The delivery of the intervention was completed within 2 weeks of randomisation. The intervention was delivered by providers not directly involved in patient care.