How do people with Diabetes live with this conditions? 🤔Is there a cure for Diabetes? 🤷‍♀️

36% of people with diabetes experience diabetes distress; 63% of people with diabetes say that the fear of developing diabetes-related complications affects their well-being; 28% of people with diabetes find it hard to remain positive in relation to their condition.

On the World Today, we are joined by Francois Pouwer, Professor in Health and Medical Psychology at the University of Southern Denmark. He is a psychologist who has mainly worked in the field of Diabetes.

We discuss why people with Diabetes experience depression and anxiety disorders, and how these disorders affect people's quality of life. We also talked about such disorders can be a risk factor for the onset of Diabetes. We then discuss about the strategies that can be used to prevent the onset of such disorders and how psychologists can help people with diabetes to have a better quality of life.

🌐🔬Here, you can find Francois Pouwer's research papers

• Type 2 diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for the onset of depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. A research article published in the Diabetologia Journal in 2010
• The impact of hypoglycaemia on daily functioning among adults with diabetes: a prospective observational study using the Hypo-METRICS app. A research article published in the Diabetologia Journal in 2024

🎓📱If you want to know more about Francois Pouwer's work, here you can find her academic profiles.

• Google Scholar Profile
• University of Southern Denmark

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The first season of The DRIVEN Lab is over. In today's episode, we talk about what we have covered and what are our objectives for the next season.

Thanks for tagging along, and please send us your suggestions, we really need your point of view for the next season.

Enjoy the summer break, and we will see you soon.

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Do depression and anxiety affect the lives of people with heart conditions? 🤔Can we prevent, rather than cure, depression and anxiety in people with heart conditions? 🤷‍♀️

Today, we are joined by Susanne Pedersen, Professor of Cardiology Psychology at the University of Southern Denmark. She is a psychologist who has mainly worked in the field of behavioural medicine, particularly the interface between cardiology and psychology.

We discuss how depression and anxiety disorders affect people with heart conditions and how these disorders can further deteriorate people's quality of life. We then talk about the strategies that can be used to prevent the onset of such disorders and how psychologists can help people with heart conditions overcome any difficulties they might experience.

🌐🔬Here, you can find Susanne Pedersen's research papers

• An internet-delivered program and platform for the treatment of depression and anxiety in patients with ischemic heart disease. A research article published in the Informatics for Health and Social Care Journal in 2021
• Integrated care for older multimorbidity heart failure patients. A protocol for a research project published in the ESC Heart Failure Journal in 2023
• Implementation of systematic screening for anxiety and depression in cardiac rehabilitation. A longitudinal study published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research in 2022.

🎓📱If you want to know more about Susanne Pedersen's work, here you can find her academic profiles.

• LinkedIn
• University of Southern Denmark

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Do behavioural change strategies work? 🤔Are health apps appropriate for people's needs? 🤷‍♀️

Today, we are joined by Alessio Bricca, Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Denmark. He is an exercise physiologist with a PhD in health sciences, committed to understanding how to help patients with chronic conditions improve their physical activity using digital technology.

We discuss whether behaviour change strategies in digital health interventions are effective. We then talk about all the apps that are available in the market for the management of chronic conditions.

🌐🔬Here, you can find Alessio Bricca's research papers

• Effectiveness of physical activity interventions in achieving behaviour change. A systematic review published in the Social Science & Medicine Journal in 2017
• Effect of in-person delivered behavioural interventions in people with multimorbidity. A systematic review published in the International Journal of Behavioural Medicine in 2023
• The quality of health apps and their potential to promote behavior change in patients with a chronic condition or multimorbidity. A systematic search of the app stores. A paper published in the JMIR Mhealth Uhealth Journal in 2022.

🎓📱If you want to know more about Alessio Bricca's work, here you can find his academic profiles.

• LinkedIn
• University of Southern Denmark
• Google Scholar

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Can the shape and architecture of your neighbourhood make you move more? 🤔

Today, we are joined by Thomas Bredahl, Associate Professor at the Department of Sports Science and Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark. We discuss if and how active transportation is a solution for reducing physical inactivity, and what are the main ways in which we can change people's behaviour. We then dig into the architecture of our neighbourhoods and how their shapes and aesthetics influence our physical activity levels.

🌐🔬Here, you can find Thomas Bredahl's research papers

• What are the barriers and the motives that encourage us to be physical active within our environment? A scoping review published in IJERPH in 2022
• Different strategies used to convert commuters from cars to buses. Research paper published in Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour in 2022
• How can we successfully implement physical activity at work? A scoping review published in Chiropractic and Manual Therapies in 2019

🎓📱If you want to know more about Thomas Bredahl's work, here you can find his academic profiles.

• LinkedIn
• University of Southern Denmark
• Google Scholar

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Is there someone who has not experienced back pain once in their life? 🤔

In this episode, we are joined by Alice Kongsted, Professor at the University of Southern Denmark Unit of Clinical Biomechanics. We discuss back pain and how it influences people's lives. We then dive into the world of painkillers and how they affect people's pain perception (do they really work?). And finally, we talk about clinicians' role in understanding people's back pain from different perspectives.

🌐🔬Here, you can find Alice Kongsted's research papers

• What is back pain and why we should pay attention to it? Research paper published in The Lancet in 2018
• Guidelines and Directions for the treatment of back pain. Research paper published in The Lancet in 2018
• How clinicians can engage in supporting self-management for people with persistent back pain. Research paper published in the Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy in 2021.
• Physical Activity predicts less pain and disability over 12 months in chronic and persistent low back pain. Research paper published in the European Journal of Pain in 2014.

🎓📱If you want to know more about Alice Kongsted's work, here you can find her social media profiles.

• LinkedIn
• University of Southern Denmark
• Google Scholar

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What is DRIVEN? Why was it established? What does DRIVEN do? 🤔

In this episode, we are going to talk with the directors of the DRIVEN Centre. They take us into the world of Behavioural and Motivational Sciences, explain to us why these aspects are important, and how we can promote behavioural changes in different populations.

We discuss the fields in which Behavioural Sciences can be applied and who would benefit the most from behavioural and motivation research findings.

Here, you can find more information about DRIVEN and its directors.

• DRIVEN Website
• Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani LinkedIn Profile
• Nikos Ntoumanis LinkedIn Profile

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Welcome to The DRIVEN LAB!

Before we officially start our journey, we would like to introduce ourselves and share with you what we are going to talk about during this podcast. Why did we decide to start this podcast? What are we going to do? You can find the answers to these questions during this bonus mini-episode.

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