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Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes influences behaviors in diet, exercise, and weight control
Author(s) -
Mobley Amy,
Ridge Terry,
Faith Jennifer,
Sands Laura,
Mobley Stacey
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a306-b
Subject(s) - type 2 diabetes , medicine , diabetes mellitus , disease , weight loss , confidence interval , type 1 diabetes , physical therapy , gerontology , obesity , endocrinology
Previous research has indicated that external motivators such as a medical diagnosis of disease may influence the adoption of certain health behavior changes. The purpose of this study was to determine if individuals with type 2 diabetes were more likely to be in action and maintenance (engaging in a designated behavior) for their readiness to improve their diet, exercise and/or lose weight when compared to individuals without a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Men and women [N=8,798, mean age (SD): 46.4 (11.6) years old] reported a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes as determined by a health care provider during participation in the “Healthy Purdue” research study. Chi‐square analysis revealed that greater proportions of individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes were in action and maintenance stages to improve their diet (63.5% vs. 58.1%, p=0.012), increase exercise (65.1% vs. 42.2%, p=0.001) and lose weight (61.3% vs. 38.8%, p=0.002) as compared to individuals who were not diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Although individuals with type 2 diabetes indicated that they are engaging in behaviors to improve their health, they did not indicate that they had higher confidence to lose weight or increase their exercise level as compared to individuals without diabetes. Health professionals should provide adequate health behavior change resources to improve confidence of individuals with type 2 diabetes to ensure adoption of change.