Barriers and Enablers to Maintaining Behaviour Changes Following a Lifestyle Intervention for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore short-term barriers and enablers to maintaining behaviour changes in adults with type 2 diabetes who had completed a lifestyle behaviour change program.

Methods

Focus groups with 44 participants identified barriers and enablers at the end-of-program (n = 8 groups: anticipated); and, 1-month post-program (n = 6 groups: experienced). Thematic inductive analysis was undertaken independently by two authors, discussed, then deductively grouped according to the Capability (physical, psychological), Opportunity (physical, social), Motivation (automatic, reflective) - Behaviour (COM-B) model.

Results

Nine barriers were identified: two anticipated, one experienced, and six common to both timepoints. Key barriers related to physical capability (heal

SUBMITTER: Healy GN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562153 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature