Quasi-experimental evaluation of a nationwide diabetes prevention programme.

ABSTRACT: Diabetes is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality and cost of illness^1,2. Health behaviours, particularly those related to nutrition and physical activity, play a key role in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus³. Whereas behaviour change programmes (also known as lifestyle interventions or similar) have been found efficacious in controlled clinical trials^4,5, there remains controversy about whether targeting health behaviours at the individual level is an effective preventive strategy for type 2 diabetes mellitus⁶ and doubt among clinicians that lifestyle advice and counselling provided in the routine health system can achieve improvements in health^7-9. Here we show that being referred to the largest behaviour change programm

SUBMITTER: Lemp JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12580629 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature