Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)
Geriatric Rehabilitation
Lifestyle Medicine
Research Papers and Posters
Sedentary Behavior Counseling Intervention in People With Type 2 Diabetes (452830)
Monday, October 1
3:50 PM - 4:07 PM
Location: Manchester
Paper Presenter(s)
SA
Author(s)
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Aqeel Alenazi, PT, MSc
Student; Lecturer
University of Kansas Medical Center; Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
MA
JR
PK
Research Objectives : To examine the feasibility and effect of sedentary behavior (SB) counseling on total sitting time (TST) and physical activity (steps number) in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Design : Interventional pilot study
Setting : University research center
Participants : Community-dwelling sedentary adults (n=6; 4 women; age 65.33 ± 9.27) with T2D.
Interventions : Three months of intervention that consists of SB counseling aided by an activity monitor with accelerometer and inclinometer with vibrotactile feature (ActivPAL VT3, PAL Technologies). The monitor was worn for 7 days at baseline and end of study (without vibrotactile feature) and during month 2 and 3 (with vibrotactile feature) to modify their SB. SB counseling was based on behavioral choice theory and consist of SB education and motivational interviewing. Objective data from the activity monitor facilitated counseling.
Main Outcome Measure(s) : Difference between baseline and end of study TST and number of steps. Wilcoxon matched pair signed-rank test were performed. The effect size (EZ) was calculated using Cohen d.
Results : All participants tolerated wearing the activity monitory well and no reported adverse events. Post TST time decreased from 11.76 hrs ± 1.62 at baseline to 10.15 hrs ± 1.32 at 3 months’ assessment (p = 0.07) with large EZ, Cohen d = 0.98. Steps number increased from 3872.67 ± 1547.35 at baseline to 5243.42 ± 2565.47 (p < 0.05) at 3 months’ assessment with large EZ, Cohen d = 0.88.
Conclusions : This study found that sedentary adults with type 2 diabetes decreased their TST (p-value approached significance) and increased their physical activity level after completing 3 months of SB counseling with activity monitor and vibrotactile feedback. Future research with larger sample is needed.
Author(s) Disclosures : No conflict of interest to report
Learning Objectives:
- Define and differentiate between sedentary behavior and physical activity
- Describe the benefit of decreasing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity
- Replicate the same intervention for different populations