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The Participant Experience in Community-Delivered Diabetes Prevention Interventions: Health-Related Quality of Life and Direct Nonmedical Expenses

Schafer, Gerald L (2013) The Participant Experience in Community-Delivered Diabetes Prevention Interventions: Health-Related Quality of Life and Direct Nonmedical Expenses. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Introduction: Behavioral lifestyle interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes have been successful in reducing the risk of diabetes in clinical studies, while translational programs have demonstrated the ability to reduce diabetes risk factors in a variety of community settings. However, there remain important questions about the impact of translational diabetes prevention programs on non-clinical factors like Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and also the time and expenses that participants experience in these programs.

Methods: Data were collected from participants at three sites where the Group Lifestyle Balance (GLB) program, a behavior lifestyle intervention program adapted from the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) was delivered. Paper 1 reports on HRQoL among participants in a GLB intervention presented by diabetes educators at outpatient clinics. Paper 2 continues the investigation of HRQoL in a GLB program delivered through a medical clinic using group and DVD delivery modes. In Paper 3, direct nonmedical expenses for food and physical activity, as well as time in intervention-relate activities are reported.

Results: Papers 1 and 2 showed that participants in a translational diabetes prevention interventions experienced modest improvements in HRQoL, measured by two different assessment instruments. The findings in Paper 3 indicate that diabetes prevention participants can reduce clinical risk factors for type 2 diabetes without incurring additional expenses for food or physical activity. Only the expense of time due to involvement in activities related to the intervention increased.

Public Health Significance: Many individuals at elevated risk of type 2 diabetes consider themselves in quite good health. However, there are debilitating morbidities associated with type 2 diabetes that may be delayed or prevented through lifestyle intervention programs. The improvements in quality of life that participants experience should help individuals at risk find these programs more attractive. This is especially so given that participants need not incur significant additional out-of-pocket expenses. The summary message should be that you can reduce your risk of diabetes through moderate lifestyle intervention; you might feel a bit better in some aspects of your health; and it won’t cost you much as long as you are willing to commit some time to the intervention.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Schafer, Gerald Lges16@pitt.eduGES16
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairKriska, Andrea MKriskaA@edc.pitt.eduAKY
Committee MemberArena, Vincent Carena@pitt.eduARENA
Committee MemberKramer, M Kayekramerk@edc.pitt.eduMKK3
Committee MemberSonger, Thomas Jtjs@pitt.eduTJS
Date: 27 September 2013
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 1 August 2013
Approval Date: 27 September 2013
Submission Date: 22 July 2013
Access Restriction: 1 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 1 year.
Number of Pages: 196
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Public Health > Epidemiology
Degree: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: diabetes prevention, lifestyle intervention, Group Lifestyle Balance, HRQoL, quality of life, translational research, community intervention
Date Deposited: 27 Sep 2013 14:53
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 14:14
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19410

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