Facts & figures

The DAWN study 2001 is to date the largest global psychosocial diabetes study of its kind, addressing the perceptions and attitudes of more than 5,000 people with diabetes and 3,000 healthcare diabetes professionals in a total of thirteen countries.

To ensure the highest possible scientific quality of the DAWN Study, an international scientific advisory panel was convened under the chairmanship of Professor Sir George Alberti, then president of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).

• The study involved:
• 5,426 adults with diabetes
• 2,194 primary care physicians
• 556 specialists (endocrinologists, diabetologists)
• 1,122 nurses (specialist and general)
  

The people with diabetes interviewed were self-classified as 50% Type 1 and 50% Type 2.

The 13 countries involved were: Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Spain, UK and USA.

The research consisted of face-to-face or telephone interviews depending on the country, the culture and telephone penetration rate. Interviews were on average 30-50 minutes in length.

The study was conducted at a single point of time in mid-2001, and is qualitative rather than epidemiological, helping healthcare professionals and policy makers to set priorities for further research.