The Influence of Patient Activation on Exercise, Meal Planning Knowledge, and Polypharmacy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Year: 2007
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic illness associated with multiple medical complications.Successful self-management of type 2 diabetes requires active participation on the part of the patient that includes therapeutic lifestyle interventions in the form of meal planning and exercise.The purpose of this study was to understand and quantify relationships and differences between a measurement of patient activation, physical activity level, meal planning knowledge, and polypharmacy in patients with type 2 diabetes and a hemoglobin A1C (A1C) > 6.5 %.A total of 19 participants were evaluated for the study.Statistical analysis included one-way ANOVA and Pearsons Product Moment Correlation.No significant differences between the level of participant activation and level of physical activity, meal planning knowledge, or medications was found (p< 0.05).A significant negative correlation between number of medications and meal planning for diabetes knowledge test was found (r < 0.01).Additional research addressing specific characteristics of patient activation in the management of type 2 diabetes prior to participation in a self-management program is warranted.v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I would like to thank my family who has been very supportive during my journey back to graduate school.I would like to give a special thanks to my thesis advisor Nancy Burzminski for her help and support in my area of research.She was hugely instrumental in expanding my view on the many ways a dietitian can provide nutritional education on a local, national, and global level.I am extremely grateful and would like to thank Jan Winchow for her statistical assistance.Finally, I would also like to thank Natalie Caine-Bish and Angie Ha for their assistance and recommendations regarding my thesis.
Author: Elizabeth Röth
Institution: Kent State University
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2248977027