Since the introduction of NDPP, there has been a reduction of 7% in the incidence of type 2 diabetes diagnoses in England. This equates to around 18,000 people. Overall, people who complete the programme are nearly 40% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who do not.
The digital programme has been found to have greater outcomes than the F2F programme-
- People are 61% more likely to achieve at least 5% weight loss than on F2F.
- The average lost on digital is 5.5%, compared to 2.1% on F2F.
- 58% of people on digital reduce their HbA1c from the prediabetic range to normal compared to 48% on F2F.
- Just being referred to the programme can reduce the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes
Further reading-
Effects of a Digital Diabetes Prevention Program: An RCT
NIHR- NDPP cuts chances of T2DM
Update:
A recent webinar summarising the lastest updates from NDPP can be viewed here:
Additional research on NDPP:
This study looked at whether the digital providers of NDPP used behaviour change techniques (BCTs) and how they were used in the different modalities of delivering the programme. It concluded that all providers had high fidelity in including the relevant BCTs, and that digital program showed better fidelity (80%) compared to face-to-face program (37%).
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9876742/pdf/main.pdf
This study looked at how the behaviour change content of NDPP is understood by participants in the digital programme. It found that health coaches play a pivotal role in helping participants to understand behaviour change, particularly around self-regulatory behaviours such as problem-solving.