Increasing Diabetes Research Participation for People with Type 2 Diabetes Living in Country Towns

The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes wants to understand the challenges and needs of individuals with Type 2 Diabetes in country/rural towns, with the aim of improving access to diabetes research. [This study has CLOSED].

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This study is now closed. Please refer to our Research Studies page to view our ongoing studies.

Study Purpose/Description

People living in rural/country Australia have higher rates of type 2 diabetes but less access to healthcare services compared with people living in cities. Taking part in research can provide people with access to new technologies, medicines, and other interventions, with the potential to improve health outcomes.

Research findings are strongest when people from different backgrounds and locations are represented. However, there are few studies in Australia which have asked people living in rural/country communities what they think about taking part in diabetes research. This study wants to change that.

What’s Involved?

Taking part in this study involves sharing your views on diabetes research in a 30-minute phone or video call with a member of the research team at a day and time convenient to you.

Recruitment criteria

You can take part in this study if you:

are aged 18+
have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes
live in an Australian rural/country town with a population between 5,000 and 50,000

Benefits

All study participants will be offered a $40 e-gift voucher as a recognition of their time and contribution.

Study sponsor / funder

Research team contacts

Research Team

[email protected]

03 9244 6159

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The Join Us Register Acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia as the continuing custodians of Country and acknowledge the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of this land. We pay our respect to First Nations peoples and Elders, past and present.

We acknowledge and celebrate the knowledge and the strengths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities and recognise their continuing connection to land and waters.

We thank the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and the many individuals, organisations that have supported and guided us through our journey.

There is a huge opportunity to partner more with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to build on existing community strengths and resilience, often in the face of ongoing inequities. Through Join Us, we will work together in the spirit of reciprocity to address ongoing impacts of colonisation so that we can all realise optimal health and wellbeing.

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