A primary care based healthy-eating and active living education session for weight reduction in the pre-diabetic population

Daniala L Weir; Steven T Johnson; Clark Mundt; Dianne Bray; Lorian Taylor; Dean T Eurich; Jeffrey A Johnson

doi:10.1016/j.pcd.2014.01.013

A primary care based healthy-eating and active living education session for weight reduction in the pre-diabetic population

Daniala L Weir^*
, Steven T Johnson
, Clark Mundt
, Dianne Bray
, Lorian Taylor
, Dean T Eurich
, Jeffrey A Johnson

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

AIMS: Many studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of primary prevention strategies in type 2 diabetes, however, questions remain around the feasibility of high resource, intensive interventions within a healthcare setting. We report the results of a dietitian-led pre-diabetes education session targeting healthy eating and active living as strategies for weight reduction.

METHODS: Participants were asked to complete a baseline questionnaire prior to completing the pre-diabetes education session and were sent follow-up questionnaires at 3 and 6 months. Differences between participants at baseline, 3 and 6 months were determined using χ(2), t-tests and ANOVA.

RESULTS: Of the 211 participants asked to fill out baseline questionnaires, 45 participants completed questionnaires at baseline, 3 months and 6 months. Although we observed general trends towards improvements in diet, physical activity and weight related behaviours among the 45 completers, no significant changes were observed among participants between questionnaire periods.

CONCLUSION: A "one-off", theory-guided group education session may be insufficient to support lifestyle modifications in the context of weight management in a pre-diabetic population. Further evaluation of the efficacy and feasibility of the PCN as a setting for lifestyle intervention is required.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-7
Number of pages	7
Journal	Primary care diabetes
Volume	8
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2014.01.013
Publication status	Published - Dec 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Aged
Alberta
Analysis of Variance
Chi-Square Distribution
Delivery of Health Care
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/diagnosis
Diet/adverse effects
Exercise
Feasibility Studies
Female
Group Processes
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Overweight/complications
Patient Education as Topic
Prediabetic State/diagnosis
Primary Health Care
Risk Factors
Risk Reduction Behavior
Self Care
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Weight Loss

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A primary care based healthy-eating and active living education session for weight reduction in the pre-diabetic population

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