Users' experiences of a pragmatic diabetes prevention intervention implemented in primary care: qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore service-user and provider experience of the acceptability and value of the Let's Prevent Diabetes programme, a pragmatic 6-hour behavioural intervention using structured group education, introduced into primary care practice.

Design

Qualitative interview-based study with thematic analysis.

Setting

Primary care and community.

Participants

Purposeful sample of 32 participants, including 22 people at high risk of diabetes who either attended, defaulted from or declined the intervention; and 10 stakeholder professionals involved in implementation.

Results

Participants had low prior awareness of their elevated risk and were often surprised to be offered intervention. Attenders were commonly older, white, retired and motivated to p

SUBMITTER: Aujla N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6687001 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature