Women Veterans’ Experience With a Web-Based Diabetes Prevention Program: A Qualitative Study to Inform Future Practice
| Autor: | Caroline R. Richardson, Kathryn Havens, Tannaz Moin, Kristyn Ertl, Fatima Makki, Jessica Schneider, Laura J. Damschroder, Elena Vasti |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Adult patient satisfaction Psychological intervention Health Informatics Context (language use) lcsh:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics prediabetic state Weight loss Intervention (counseling) computers Diabetes Mellitus Medicine Humans Prediabetes Qualitative Research health care economics and organizations Veterans Internet Original Paper business.industry Attitude to Computers lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Weight change Disease Management risk reduction behavior program evaluation lcsh:RA1-1270 medicine.disease Telemedicine United States Accountability lcsh:R858-859.7 Female medicine.symptom business Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol 17, Iss 5, p e127 (2015) Journal of Medical Internet Research |
| ISSN: | 1438-8871 |
| Popis: | Background: Diabetes prevention is a national goal and particularly important in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) where 1 in 4 veterans has diabetes. There is growing evidence to support the use of Web-based diabetes prevention program (DPP) interventions, shown to be as effective and often more feasible than in-person interventions. Objective: Our primary objective was to qualitatively explore women veterans’ early experiences with a Web-based DPP intervention. Our secondary objective was to estimate weight loss, participation, and engagement to provide context for our qualitative findings. Methods: We conducted and analyzed semistructured interviews and collected data on weight change, participation, and engagement. A total of 17 women veterans with prediabetes from a Midwest VA Women’s Health Clinic were eligible to participate; 15 completed interviews. Results: Participants perceived the DPP program as an appealing way of initiating lifestyle changes and made them feel accountable in achieving their daily goals. The online program was convenient because it could be accessed at any time, and many found that it integrated well into daily life. However, some did not like the logging aspect and some found it to be too impersonal. Participants logged in a mean 76 times, posted a mean 46 group messages, and sent a mean 20.5 private messages to the health coach over 16 weeks. Participants lost 5.24% of baseline weight, and 82% (14/17) of participants completed at least 9 of 16 core modules. Conclusions: Women veterans’ early experiences with a Web-based DPP intervention were generally positive. Accountability and convenience were key enabling factors for participation and engagement. A Web-based DPP intervention appears to be a promising means of translating the DPP for women veterans with prediabetes. [J Med Internet Res 2015;17(5):e127] |
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