Identifying sustainable lifestyle strategies for maintaining good glycemic control: a validation of qualitative findings
| Autor: | Susan C Weller, Benjamin N Vickers |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2020-0021 2052-4897 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-002103 |
| Popis: | Introduction Diabetes self-care practices are less effective outside of controlled research settings, and almost half of patients do not achieve good glycemic control. Qualitative studies suggest some lifestyle strategies may be linked to good control, but those strategies have not been validated. This study provides population-based evidence that dietary strategies identified in qualitative studies are associated with glycemic control in US patients with diabetes.Research design and methods In a cross-sectional sample of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), qualitative self-management themes were matched to survey questions and used to predict good glycemic control (hemoglobin A1c |
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