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Editorial
. 2019 Apr;15(1):15-16.
doi: 10.17925/EE.2019.15.1.15. Epub 2019 Apr 12.

Strengthening the Family - the 'Five-I' Approach

Sanjay Kalra  1 , Banshi Saboo  2 , Nam H Cho  3 , Shaukat Sadikot  4 , Dhruvi Hasnani  2 , Hardik Chandarana  2 , Madhur Verma  5 , Sudhir Bhandari  6 , Arvind Gupta  7 , S R Aravind  8
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Strengthening the Family - the 'Five-I' Approach

Sanjay Kalra et al. Eur Endocrinol. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

This article describes the importance of the family in diabetes care. It lists the multiple ways in which the family is related to diabetes: as a cause or culprit of diabetes, as a tool or technique for delivering diabetes care and as a target of diabetes or diabetes-care-related complications. The authors suggest an alliterative 'Five-I' approach to guide diabetes care professionals in addressing needs, and utilising strengths, of the family of a person with diabetes. The five 'I's stand for: involved independence, iterative information, interactive interviews, inspired introspection and integrated incorporation. This strategy, based upon evidence and experience, is supported by pragmatism and practicality.

Keywords: Biopsychosocial; IDF; International Diabetes Federation; World Diabetes Day; family-centred care; patient-centred care; person-centred care.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Sanjay Kalra, Banshi Saboo, Nam H Cho, Shaukat Sadikot, Dhruvi Hasnani, Hardik Chandarana, Madhur Verma, Sudhir Bhandari, Arvind Gupta and SR Aravind have nothing to disclose in relation to this article.

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