A web-based dietary intervention for people with type 2 diabetes: development, implementation, and evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes is becoming a very important health issue in rapidly developing nations and there is an urgent need to improve overall diabetes self-management education in these countries. Although e-health is an emerging theme, only a few successful web-based studies on diabetes self-management have been reported.

Purpose

We describe the development, implementation, and process evaluation of an Internet-delivered dietary intervention program (myDIDeA) for diabetic patients in a developing country.

Method

Specific dietary components to be included in the intervention module were first identified through a comprehensive review of literature and guidelines. The lesson plans and the study website were then developed based on the evidence, Transtheoretical Model's St

SUBMITTER: Ramadas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4559524 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature