Journal article
Comparing a telephone- and a group-delivered diabetes prevention program: Characteristics of engaged and non-engaged postpartum mothers with a history of gestational diabetes
S Lim, JA Dunbar, VL Versace, E Janus, C Wildey, T Skinner, S O'Reilly
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD | Published : 2017
Abstract
Aims To explore the acceptability of a telephone- or a group-delivered diabetes prevention program for women with previous gestational diabetes and to compare the characteristics associated with program engagement. Methods Postpartum women participated in a lifestyle modification program delivered by telephone (n = 33) or group format (n = 284). Semi-structured interviews on barriers and enablers to program engagement (defined as completing ≥ 80% sessions) were conducted before (Group) and after (Group and Telephone) interventions. The Health Action Process Approach theory was used as the framework for inquiry. Psychological measures were compared between engagement subgroups before and afte..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We sincerely thank all participants and organizations who participated in the trial; the MAGDA-DPP Manual Training Committee and the MAGDA-DPP RCT Working Group for supporting the intervention delivery; Liz Eakin for developing the telephone intervention; Dino Asproloupos for senior project management; Jessica Bucholc for field data collection; and all the additional staff who delivered the intervention and collected data for this complex trial. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the policies of the State of Victoria, the Victorian Government, the Victorian Department of Health, the Victorian Minister for Health or the South Australian Government.r This work was supported by the Centre for Research Excellence in Primary Health Care Microsystems for APHCRI, the Australian Government Department of Health. The National Health and Medical Research Council funded the MAGDA study under their partnership project grant scheme (App ID: 533956). The contents of the published material are solely the responsibility of the individual authors and do not reflect the views of the NHMRC, APHCRI, or the Department.