Patient experiences of a lifestyle program for metabolic syndrome offered in family medicine clinics: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient perspectives on new programs to manage metabolic syndrome (MetS) are critical to evaluate for possible implementation in the primary healthcare system. Participants' perspectives were sought for the Canadian Health Advanced by Nutrition and Graded Exercise (CHANGE) study, which enrolled 293 participants, and demonstrated 19% reversal of MetS after 1 year. The main purpose of this study was to examine participants' perceptions of their experiences with the CHANGE program, enablers and barriers to change.

Methods

A convergent parallel mixed methods design combined patients' perspectives collected by questionnaires (n = 164), with insights from focus groups (n = 41) from three sites across Canada. Qualitative data were thematically analyzed using interpretati

SUBMITTER: Klein J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6119314 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature