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Diet and physical activity in the self-management of type 2 diabetes: barriers and facilitators identified by patients and health professionals
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posted on 2013-07-01, 00:00 authored by Alison BoothAlison Booth, C Lowis, M Dean, S J Hunter, M C McKinleyAim: To explore the views of individuals recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in relation to self-management of dietary intake and physical activity, and to compare these with the views of health professionals (HPs). BACKGROUND: Diabetes education has become a priority area in primary and secondary care, and many education programmes are now embedded within a patient's care package. There are few contemporaneous explorations of patients' views about lifestyle self-management. Such research is vital in order to identify areas that require further support, refinement or enhancement in terms of patient education. METHODS: Focus groups were held with patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (n = 16, 38% female, aged 45-73 years). In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with HPs (n = 7). Discussions focussed on self-management specifically in relation to making dietary and physical activity changes. All discussions were tape recorded, transcribed and analysed by emergent themes analysis using NVivo to manage the coded data. Findings: Barriers were divided into six main categories: difficulty changing well-established habits, negative perception of the 'new' or recommended regimen, barriers relating to social circumstances, lack of knowledge and understanding, lack of motivation and barriers relating to the practicalities of making lifestyle changes. HPs generally echoed the views of patients. In conclusion, even against a background of diabetes education, recently diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes discussed a wide range of barriers to self-management of diet and physical activity. The findings could help to provide HPs with a deeper understanding of the needs of recently diagnosed patients and may help refine current diabetes education activities and inform the development of educational resources.
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Primary health care research and developmentVolume
14Issue
3Pagination
293 - 306Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)Location
Cambridge, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1463-4236eISSN
1477-1128Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
Cambridge University Press 2012Usage metrics
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AgedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2ExerciseFemaleFocus GroupsHealth PersonnelHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePatient Education as TopicQualitative ResearchRisk Reduction BehaviorSelf CareUnited Kingdombarriersdietfacilitatorsphysical activitytype 2 diabetesScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePrimary Health CareGeneral & Internal Medicine
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