2014 Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Survey

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1 2014 Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Survey PLEASE RESPOND BY: January 23 rd, 2013 Granite State Diabetes Educators Inc. (GSDE) and the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services, are surveying professionals involved in diabetes selfmanagement education to obtain up-to-date information about demographics, current employment, and services. The survey is anonymous and only summary information will be reported. This survey should take approximately minutes to complete. I. Career as a Certified Diabetes Educator 1. Are currently certified as a diabetes educator (CDE)? If Yes, please skip to question #4. 2. If no, are you planning on getting your CDE? 3. If you are not currently certified, please indicate the reasons. Mark all that apply. Have not worked long enough as a diabetes educator Unable to meet the professional practice experience requirement Unable to pass the certification exam Previously certified but certification has lapsed Certification is not a requirement for my work If you are not currently certified, please skip to question #10 4. Indicate how many years you practiced in your health profession before becoming a CDE. 2 years or less 9-11 years 3-5 years years 6-8 years 15+ years 5. How many years did it take to complete your initial CDE certification requirements? Less than 2 years 4 years 2 years 5 years 3 years Other: 6. Indicate the number of years that you have been certified as a CDE. 2 years or less 9-11 years 3-5 years years 6-8 years 15+ years 1

2 7. Indicate if your employer provided financial support for the following: CDE certification exam Full support Partial support support A core curriculum course Full support Partial support support ADA study guides Full support Partial support support Other: Full support Partial support support 8. Please indicate the degree of difficulty you encountered finding an acceptable professional practice experience to meet certification requirements. Very difficult Difficult Neither easy nor difficult Easy Very easy 9. Rate the degree of difficulty you encountered in meeting all the requirements to become a CDE. Very difficult Difficult Neither easy nor difficult Easy Very easy II. About You 10. Please indicate your highest degree Associate degree Bachelor s degree Master s degree Post-Master s certificate Doctorate/Advanced Professional degree 11. Indicate your health profession. Mark all that apply. RN Pharmacist RD DO APRN MD PA 12. Your gender? Male Female 13. Your age? under Do you speak any of the following languages fluently? Spanish French Any African language(s) Hindi 2

3 a. If Yes, do you use that language when providing DSME? III. Your Primary Diabetes-Education Employment If you are employed or self-employed in more than one position, please answer the following questions for the one you consider to be your primary diabetes education-related position. 15. Are you a program manager or coordinator? 16. How much is your salary? $ per Hour Week Month Year 17. How many hours are in the standard work week for this position? (If self-employed, how many hours do you typically work?) Other: 18. How many hours per week do you currently perform the following activities: 0-5 hrs 6-10 hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs >40 hrs Diabetes Education MNT Other Health Services Management 19. In what setting do you provide diabetes education? Inpatient Outpatient Both inpatient and outpatient If you answered inpatient only, you are done with this survey. Thank you! **For outpatient educators working in DSME Programs, please continue to the end. 3

4 20. What county is your program in? Belknap Carroll Cheshire Coos Grafton Hillsborough Merrimack Rockingham Strafford Sullivan 21. Which of the following does your program offer? Mark all that apply. DSME National Diabetes Prevention Program for MNT prediabetes Other educational services for prediabetes 22. Is the diabetes education program ADA recognized (or a satellite site to a recognized program)? In progress 23. Is the diabetes education program AADE accredited (or a satellite site to an accredited program)? In progress 24. If not recognized/accredited, why not? Mark all that apply. High application fee Supervisors are not supportive Reporting requirements _ Inadequate reimbursement for services 25. If not recognized/accredited, are you interested in becoming a satellite to a recognized/accredited program? 26. Does your program have the support of a secretary or office manager? a. If Yes, how many hours per week? 27. How is your program promoted? Mark all that apply. Writing for media and the public Publishing web content Media buy placement (print/radio/television) Graphic design Social media 4 Outreach to providers Outreach health fairs & other community events Other

5 28. What percent of your patients (mark all that apply): 0% 1-25% 26-50% 51-75% % Don t know Are children (<1-18) Are adults (19-64) Are older Adults (65+) Have type 1 diabetes Have type 2 diabetes Have prediabetes Have gestational diabetes 29. What percent of your DSME services are paid by (mark all that apply): 0% 1-25% 26-50% 51-75% % Don t know Private Insurance Medicare Medicaid Self-Pay Other 30. New Hampshire Medicaid provides reimbursement for DSME. Please indicate your plans regarding this program. I have enrolled I was unaware of the program I expect to enroll but have not yet I do not expect to enroll I am undecided about enrolling 31. Please list any questions you have questions about reimbursement for DSME. 32. Does your program offer group DSME for adults? If Yes, please answer a-c: a. What is the average size of your group classes? 5 or less b. How often is group education offered? Weekly Every other week c. Time when group education is offered: Daytime Evening Weekend 5 Monthly Other:

6 d. Does your program have dedicated classroom space for your services? 33. How many patients do you provide with one-on-one diabetes education services on an average work week? Please answer a-b regarding one-on-one diabetes education appointments. Mark all that apply. a. Reasons for providing one-on-one appointments. t enough participation in group Vision or hearing classes Other: Language barrier b. Time when individual education is offered: Daytime Evenings Weekends 34. Please indicate your sources of referrals for DSME. Mark all that apply. APRN MD PA Other: DO 35. Do you use electronic medical records (EMR) for any of the purposes below? Mark all that apply. Receive referrals for DSME Send follow-up notes to referring providers ne of the above 36. Of the individuals referred to DSME, what percent do you estimate actually attend? 0-24% % 25-49% 50-74% 37. Of those who attend DSME, what percent do you estimate actually complete all required content areas? 0-24% % 25-49% 50-74% 6

7 IV. Access & Attitudes 38. Please indicate existing barriers for referral to DSME programs as mentioned by health care providers. Mark all that apply. Referral process is too time-consuming Referral process is too complicated DSME not available locally DSME not available at convenient times Receive no feedback from DSME instructors Patient not interested in attending Other: 39. Please indicate reasons for lack of participation of referred clients. Mark all that apply. Too far to drive Aversion to group classes Don t have transportation Language barrier Inconvenient time Feel they don t need information Program is too long Patient is too ill Out of pocket cost of DSME Other: Too long to wait Difficulty scheduling Thank you for completing this survey! If you have any questions or comments regarding the survey, please contact: Liz Kennett, RN, BSN, CDE GSDE Chair Government Relations & Advocacy jimlizk@comcast.net OR Marisa Lara, MPH, RD Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity Prevention & Control State Public Health Actions "1305" grant Marisa.Lara@dhhs.state.nh.us Please be sure to mail your completed survey to: Marisa Lara, MPH, RD Bureau of Population Health & Community Services New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services 29 Hazen Drive Concord, NH Or as an attachment to: Marisa.Lara@dhhs.state.nh.us 7