Exploring the role of goal setting in weight loss for adults recently diagnosed with pre-diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The management of prediabetes in the community setting is a global priority. We evaluated the feasibility of a 6-month multilevel practice nurse-led prediabetes dietary intervention which involved goal setting. The aim of this paper is to explore the weight loss goals and strategies reported by participants to achieve their weight loss goals as recorded by practice nurses, and report on factors that influenced dietary behaviours.

Methods

This study used a convergent mixed-methods design. A six-month pragmatic non-randomised pilot study with a qualitative process evaluation was conducted in two neighbouring provincial cities in New Zealand. A structured dietary intervention delivered by practice nurses was implemented in four practices in 2014-2016. Content analysi

SUBMITTER: Whitehead L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7362527 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature