Evaluating consistency of physical activity and exercise prescription in the UK for people with diabetes - a Delphi study.

Autor:	Strongman C; Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom., Cavallerio F; Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom., Timmis MA; Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom., Morrison A; Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare [Front Clin Diabetes Healthc] 2023 Dec 07; Vol. 4, pp. 1278597. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 07 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1278597
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Increased physical activity is recommended as a cost-effective measure to tackle long-term management of people with diabetes, but research on interventions lacks consistency in terms of effective duration and modality. Methods: The aim of this study was to evaluate expert consensus on exercise and physical activity prescription via a three-round Delphi study conducted with 45 UK-based health and fitness professionals experienced in prescribing exercise or physical activity to people with diabetes. Results: The majority of items put forward to the panel reached consensus with 70% or above voting these items as important, but the details of the type, duration and/or modality of exercise or physical activity prescription within these items often contradicted each other, suggesting that patients are receiving inconsistent advice. The range of different exercise prescription found in this study suggests that patients are being given inconsistent and potentially confusing advice, which may affect their participation in exercise and long-term lifestyle change. Conclusion: More consistent promotion of advice from healthcare and fitness professionals may help with increasing physical activity in this participant group and achieving long term behavior change, reducing patient symptoms as well as reducing the cost to the National Health Service (NHS). Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Strongman, Cavallerio, Timmis and Morrison.)
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