Using an activity tracker to increase motivation for physical activity in patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care: a randomized pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adopting healthy lifestyle habits reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its complications. The use of an activity tracker to monitor physical activity (PA) could favor behavior changes in patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes. The aims of this study were: (I) to evaluate the impact of an activity tracker on PA and cardiometabolic risk variables in patients with T2D; (II) to assess the feasibility of its implantation in a primary care setting.

Methods

This 3-month study was a pilot randomized controlled trial of 30 patients with T2D followed at a university-affiliated Family Medicine Group. Patients were randomly assigned to either: (I) control group, including a PA promotion intervention supported by a kinesiologist or (II) intervention group, in

SUBMITTER: Pelletier C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8572757 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature