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Using an activity tracker to increase motivation for physical activity in patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care: a randomized pilot trial

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Using an activity tracker to increase motivation for physical activity in patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care: a randomized pilot trial

Cynthia Pelletier, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Natalie Alméras, Jean-Pierre Després, Paul Poirier, Angelo Tremblay, Christian Chabot, Caroline Rhéaume

https://mhealth.amegroups.com/article/view/70160/pdf

Abstract

Background

Adopting healthy lifestyle habits reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its complications. The use of an activity tracker to monitor physical activity (PA) could favor behavior changes in patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes. The aims of this study were: (I) to evaluate the impact of an activity tracker on PA and cardiometabolic risk variables in patients with T2D; (II) to assess the feasibility of its implantation in a primary care setting.

Methods

This 3-month study was a pilot randomized controlled trial of 30 patients with T2D followed at a university-affiliated Family Medicine Group. Patients were randomly assigned to either: (I) control group, including a PA promotion intervention supported by a kinesiologist or (II) intervention group, including a PA promotion intervention supported by a kinesiologist with the addition of an activity tracker (Fitbit). Cardiometabolic risk variables, PA and motivation were assessed at baseline and after three months. Satisfaction and acceptability of wearing the activity tracker were measured in the intervention group.

Results

PA assessed by questionnaires increased in both groups, change being greater in the intervention group (P<0.05). Autonomous motivation in both groups was higher than controlled motivation (P<0.001). Eighty-six percent of the participants in the intervention group were satisfied with their activity tracker use and the compliance remained high. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol increased in the intervention group and decreased in the control group (P=0.014). Resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure decreased over time in both groups (P<0.05) whereas glycated hemoglobin tended to decrease in both groups (P=0.080). Significant correlations were observed between average steps per day and changes in waist circumference (pre: –0.721, P=0.044; post: –0.736, P=0.038), body mass index (pre: –0.764, P=0.010; post: –0.771, P=0.009) and fat percentage (pre: –0.654, P=0.040; post: –0.686, P=0.028) in the intervention group.

Conclusions

Our pilot study shows that the use of an activity tracker improves cardiometabolic risk variables in patients with T2D and could potentially be a motivation tool to increase PA in primary care setting.

Keywords

Activity tracker; type 2 diabetes (T2D); physical activity (PA); motivation behavior

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