Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs second study (DAWN2™): Cross‐national benchmarking of diabetes‐related psychosocial outcomes for people with diabetes

Abstract Aims The second Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs ( DAWN 2) study aimed to assess psychosocial outcomes in people with diabetes across countries for benchmarking. Methods Surveys included new and adapted questions from validated questionnaires that assess health‐related quality of life, self‐management, attitudes/beliefs, social support and priorities for improving diabetes care. Questionnaires were conducted online, by telephone or in person. Results Participants were 8596 adults with diabetes across 17 countries. There were significant between‐country differences for all benchmarking indicators; no one country's outcomes were consistently better or worse than others. The proportion with likely…