Implementation of the Diabetes Community Exercise and Education Programme (DCEP) for the management of type 2 diabetes: qualitative process evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine context-specific delivery factors, facilitators and barriers to implementation of the Diabetes Community Exercise and Education Programme (DCEP) for adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance framework.

Design

A qualitative evaluation embedded within the DCEP pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Data collected via focus groups and interviews and analysed thematically.

Setting

Community-based in two cities (Dunedin and Invercargill) in the lower south island of New Zealand.

Participants

Seventeen adults diagnosed with T2D attending DCEP and 14 healthcare professionals involved in DCEP delivery.

Intervention

DCEP is a twice weekly session of exercise and education over

SUBMITTER: Stokes T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9150209 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature