RESEARCH ARTICLE
Development of a Family-Centred Nutrition and Exercise Diabetes Care Programme for Better Diabetes Outcomes in Rural Areas of Limpopo: Practice-Oriented Theory
MH Mphasha1, *, Linda Skaal2, Tebogo Maria Mothiba3
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2022Volume: 15
E-location ID: e187494452205191
Publisher ID: e187494452205191
DOI: 10.2174/18749445-v15-e2205191
Article History:
Received Date: 24/7/2021Revision Received Date: 23/11/2021
Acceptance Date: 21/12/2021
Electronic publication date: 20/07/2022
Collection year: 2022
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
Cost-effective interventions are required to manage the increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus and minimize new cases. Family-centred care interventions positively influence patients’ diabetes outcomes and improve health and quality of life. This article aims to describe the development of family-centred nutrition and exercise diabetes care intervention.
Methods:
A mixed method study design was used in the baseline study. The findings from the qualitative interviews and quantitative survey informed the development of the family-centred nutrition and exercise diabetes programme, with the guidance of practice-oriented theory.
Results:
Components of practice-oriented theory guided the study and were applied. The researcher outlined that dietitians and physiotherapists are agents to provide family-centred nutrition and exercise diabetes care to patients and their families. One element of practice-oriented theory involves how the programme is to be implemented, which will be face-to-face in focus groups.
Conclusion:
The study further highlights the need for piloting the implementation of the intervention to determine other dynamics that may obstruct overall implementation.