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Snoek FJ, Anarte-Ortiz MT, Anderbro T, Cyranka K, Hendrieckx C, Hermanns N, Indelicato L, McGuire BE, Mocan A, Nefs G, Polonsky WH, Stewart R, Vallis M. Roles and competencies of the clinical psychologist in adult diabetes care-A consensus report. Diabet Med 2024; 41:e15312. [PMID: 38385984 DOI: 10.1111/dme.15312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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AIMS Psychological care is recognised as an integral part of quality diabetes care. We set out to describe the roles and competencies of the clinical psychologist as a member of the multidisciplinary adult diabetes care team, focused on secondary care. METHODS The authors are clinically experienced psychologists involved in adult diabetes care, from Australia, Europe and North America, and active members of the international psychosocial aspects of diabetes study group. Consensus was reached as a group on the roles and competencies of the clinical psychologist working in adult diabetes secondary care, building both on expert opinion and a selective review and discussion of the literature on psychological care in diabetes, clinical guidelines and competency frameworks. RESULTS The clinical psychologist fulfils multiple roles: (1) as a clinician (psychological assessment and therapy), (2) as advisor to the healthcare team (training, consulting), (3) as a communicator and promotor of person-centred care initiatives and (4) as a researcher. Four competencies that are key to successfully fulfilling the above-mentioned roles in a diabetes setting are as follows: (a) specialised knowledge, (b) teamwork and advice, (c) assessment, (d) psychotherapy (referred to as STAP framework). CONCLUSIONS The roles and competencies of clinical psychologists working in diabetes extend beyond the requirements of most university and post-graduate curricula. There is a need for a comprehensive, accredited specialist post-graduate training for clinical psychologists working in diabetes care, building on the proposed STAP framework. This calls for a collaborative effort involving diabetes organisations, clinical psychology societies and diabetes psychology interest groups.
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- Frank J Snoek
- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológico, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
- Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluacion y Tratamiento Psicologico, Instituto de Investigación Biomedica de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- School of Psychology, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Forschungsinstitut Diabetes-Akademie Bad Mergentheim (FIDAM GmbH), Bad Mergentheim, Germany
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy of the University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
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- Divission od Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
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- School of Psychology, University of Galway and Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
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- Center for Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Emergency Clinical County Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
- Diabeter, National Treatment and Research Center for Children, Adolescents and Adults with Type 1 Diabetes, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Behavioral Diabetes Institute, San Diego, California, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
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- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Hospitals and Health Care, North Wales, UK
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- Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Oba H, Hiyama M, Okamoto H, Onoda R, Matsuoka T, Sato S, Narumoto J. Inter-rater reliability of the Conversational Assessment of Neurocognitive Dysfunction. Psychogeriatrics 2023. [PMID: 37164655 DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive assessment through communication has been the focus of recent studies because the conventional cognitive tests are often considered invasive for older people. Although the Conversational Assessment of Neurocognitive Dysfunction is designed to assess cognitive function non-invasively, inter-rater reliability remains unclear. The current study investigated the Conversational Assessment of Neurocognitive Dysfunction's reliability. METHODS The Conversational Assessment of Neurocognitive Dysfunction was used by four clinical psychologists, who evaluated 38 older people with and without cognitive dysfunction. One clinical psychologist evaluated the assessment based on face-to-face communication with participants, while the other clinical psychologists evaluated it according to the audio data in the digital voice recorder. All clinical psychologists were blind to the results of other conventional cognitive tests and details surrounding participants' daily living activities. RESULTS The univariate correlation scores of the Conversational Assessment of Neurocognitive Dysfunction among evaluators ranged from 0.61 to 0.79, all of which were significant (P < 0.001). The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.64 (P < 0.001, 95% CI: 0.53-0.79 for agreement) and 0.67 (P < 0.001, 95% CI: 0.45-0.77 for consistency). The Conversational Assessment of Neurocognitive Dysfunction score of all evaluators was significantly associated with conventional cognitive tests like the Mini-Mental State Examination (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The findings suggested that the Conversational Assessment of Neurocognitive Dysfunction has moderate to good inter-rater reliability and high concurrent validity as a cognitive assessment tool, and it would be useful in clinical practice.
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- Hikaru Oba
- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan
- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Abdullah JM. Progress in Clinical Neurosciences, Cognitive Neurosciences, Clinical Psychology, Neurotechnology and Brain Mapping in Malaysia. Malays J Med Sci 2021; 28:1-14. [PMID: 33958956 PMCID: PMC8075602 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2021.28.2.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Last year, there was an increase in the amount of manpower in Malaysia, especially in terms of the numbers of neurosurgeons, cognitive neuroscientists and clinical psychologists. One way to increase the number of cognitive neurotechnologists in the country in 2021 is to allow neuroscientists to register as neurotechnologists with the Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT). The Malaysian Brain Mapping project has risen from its humble beginnings as an initiative of the Universiti Sains Malaysia Brain Mapping Group in 2017. There is currently a proposal for its entry into the national arena via the Precision Medicine Initiative with the Academy Science Malaysia, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Higher Education and Ministry of Health. The current Malaysian Government's Science, Technology, Innovation and Economy (STIE) plan was launched in 2020, leading to the establishment of neurotechnology as one of 10 STIE drivers.
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- Jafri Malin Abdullah
- Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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OBJECTIVE To investigate: (1) orthodontists' training experience in the psychological assessment of orthognathic patients and their wish for training/further training; (2) the availability of psychological support, referral patterns and outcomes after referral; (3) and adverse incidents prompting orthodontists to refer patients for psychological assessment. DESIGN Prospective cross-sectional study. METHODS A 25-item questionnaire was designed to investigate the above mentioned aims. After a pilot study, the questionnaire was distributed to all members of the Consultant Orthodontist Group, British Orthodontic Society. RESULTS Based on a 29.1% response rate (n = 102), 76.5% of respondents had undertaken training in identifying orthognathic patients who may benefit from psychological assessment. However, 90.2% favoured further training. All respondents believed that some orthognathic patients would benefit from referral; however, 31.3% of units referred no patients at all, mostly due to limited/no access (66.7%). Most referrals (68.9%) were to psychiatrists/psychologists with dentofacial deformity expertise, with 28.9% of units having such services onsite (14 different units). Psychological referrals had potentially useful outcomes, with 36.4% of respondents sometimes changing treatment plans following referral. Clinical incidents were experienced by 35.1% of respondents, prompting referral of patients for psychological assessment; such incidents included patient suicides (n = 4). CONCLUSION Most respondents had trained in psychological assessment of orthognathic patients; however there was a large demand for further training. Clinicians value the psychological services available; however, limited availability may affect referrals for some respondents. Adverse incidents are of real concern and highlight the need to ensure that training and resources are provided to support orthognathic patients and teams.
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- Paula Mairead Sinnott
- Department of Orthodontics, Eastman Dental Hospital (University College London Hospitals), London, UK
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- Department of Orthodontics, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, Rockefeller Building, London, UK
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- Department of Orthodontics, Eastman Dental Hospital (University College London Hospitals), London, UK
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- Department of Orthodontics, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, Rockefeller Building, London, UK
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The diverse and evolving role of a psychologist within a respiratory multidisciplinary team (MDT) is described, providing a working model for service provision. The rationale for appointing a psychologist within a respiratory MDT is presented first, citing relevant policy and research and outlining the wider psychosocial impact of respiratory disease. This is followed by an insight into the psychologist's role by highlighting important areas, including key therapy themes and the challenge of patient engagement. The way in which the psychologist supports the collective aims and aspirations of respiratory colleagues to provide a more holistic package of care is illustrated throughout.
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- Sarah Lunn
- Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Whittington Health, Whittington Hospital, London, UK
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- Integrated Respiratory Consultant Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Whittington Health, Whittington Hospital, London, UK
- Islington Clinical Commissioning Group, London, UK
- London Respiratory Network Lead, London, UK
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- Integrated Respiratory Consultant Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Whittington Health, Whittington Hospital, London, UK
- Islington Clinical Commissioning Group, London, UK
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