Hybrid Evaluation of a Lifestyle Change Program to Prevent the Development of Type 2 Diabetes Among Individuals With Prediabetes: Intended and Observed Changes in Intervening Mechanisms.
Maija Huttunen-LenzSylvia HansenAnne RabenMargriet Westerterp-PlantengaTanja AdamIan MacdonaldGareth StrattonNils SwindellJ Alfredo MartinezSantiago Navas-CarreteroTeodora Handjieva-DarlenskaSvetoslav HandjievSally D PoppittMarta P SilvestreThomas Meinert LarsenPia Siig VestentoftMikael FogelholmElli JaloJennie Brand-MillerRoslyn MuirheadWolfgang SchlichtPublished in: Journal of primary care & community health (2024)
The results suggest that the behavioral changes sought by trained primary care providers are related to attendance frequency and follow complex trajectories. The findings also suggest that group-based interventions in naturalistic primary care settings aimed at preventing T2D require formats and strategies that encourage participants to attend group sessions regularly.