Shaping Research: Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement

Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) is at the core of our research, ensuring that everything we do reflects the real-world needs of people with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). By involving individuals with lived experience, we can create meaningful, impactful outcomes that resonate with the community.

So far, our PPIE team has played an important role in shaping our work. We’ve held focus groups to explore how current mobile health apps support mental well-being in T1D, identifying gaps and potential features for improvement. Our PPIE members also reviewed our study protocol before submission for sponsorship and ethics approval, providing valuable feedback to make it clear, relevant, and participant-focused.

Looking forward, the PPIE team will remain an integral part of our project. They will collaborate with us to review study materials to ensure clarity and accessibility and contribute to our website by sharing insights and feedback. Importantly, we hope they’ll share their personal stories about living with T1D and mental health to help bring a human perspective to our project.

We’re deeply grateful to our PPIE team for their invaluable contributions and are always looking for more individuals to join us. We’d love to hear from you if you’d like to help shape our research!

Titouan Cloarec, PhD Student at the University of Warwick