“I’ve made this my lifestyle now”: a prospective qualitative study of motivation for lifestyle change among people with newly diagnosed type two diabetes mellitus
Abstract Background Diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes is an opportunity for individuals to change their physical activity and dietary behaviours. Diabetes treatment guidelines recommend theory-based, patient-centred care and advocate the provision of support for patient motivation but the motivational...
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| author | Simon J. Sebire Zoi Toumpakari Katrina M. Turner Ashley R. Cooper Angie S. Page Alice Malpass Robert C. Andrews |
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| description | Abstract Background Diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes is an opportunity for individuals to change their physical activity and dietary behaviours. Diabetes treatment guidelines recommend theory-based, patient-centred care and advocate the provision of support for patient motivation but the motivational experiences of people newly diagnosed with diabetes have not been well studied. Framed in self-determination theory, this study aimed to qualitatively explore how this patient group articulate and experience different types of motivation when attempting lifestyle change. Methods A secondary analysis of semi-structured interview data collected with 30 (n female = 18, n male = 12) adults who had been newly diagnosed with type two diabetes and were participants in the Early ACTID trial was undertaken. Deductive directed content analysis was performed using NVivo V10 and researcher triangulation to identify and describe patient experiences and narratives that reflected the motivation types outlined in self-determination theory and if/how these changed over time. Results The findings revealed the diversity in motivation quality both between and within individuals over time and that patients with newly-diagnosed diabetes have multifaceted often competing motivations for lifestyle behaviour change. Applying self-determination theory, we identified that many participants reported relatively dominant controlled motivation to comply with lifestyle recommendations, avoid their non-compliance being “found out” or supress guilt following lapses in behaviour change attempts. Such narratives were accompanied by experiences of frustrating slow behaviour change progress. More autonomous motivation was expressed as something often achieved over time and reflected goals to improve health, quality of life or family time. Motivational internalisation was evident and some participants had integrated their behaviour change to a new way of life which they found resilient to common barriers. Conclusions Motivation for lifestyle change following diagnosis with type two diabetes is complex and can be relatively low in self-determination. To achieve the patient empowerment aspirations of current national health care plans, intervention developers, and clinicians would do well to consider the quality not just quantity of their patients’ motivation. Trial registration ISRCTN ISRCTN92162869. Retrospectively registered |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c25ccd7be9f400f8d60defdbc8de7372022-12-21T17:33:09ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582018-01-0118111010.1186/s12889-018-5114-5“I’ve made this my lifestyle now”: a prospective qualitative study of motivation for lifestyle change among people with newly diagnosed type two diabetes mellitusSimon J. Sebire0Zoi Toumpakari1Katrina M. Turner2Ashley R. Cooper3Angie S. Page4Alice Malpass5Robert C. Andrews6Centre for Exercise, Nutrition & Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of BristolCentre for Exercise, Nutrition & Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of BristolDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of BristolCentre for Exercise, Nutrition & Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of BristolCentre for Exercise, Nutrition & Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of BristolCentre for Academic Primary Care, Bristol Medical School, University of BristolInstitute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School, Medical ResearchAbstract Background Diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes is an opportunity for individuals to change their physical activity and dietary behaviours. Diabetes treatment guidelines recommend theory-based, patient-centred care and advocate the provision of support for patient motivation but the motivational experiences of people newly diagnosed with diabetes have not been well studied. Framed in self-determination theory, this study aimed to qualitatively explore how this patient group articulate and experience different types of motivation when attempting lifestyle change. Methods A secondary analysis of semi-structured interview data collected with 30 (n female = 18, n male = 12) adults who had been newly diagnosed with type two diabetes and were participants in the Early ACTID trial was undertaken. Deductive directed content analysis was performed using NVivo V10 and researcher triangulation to identify and describe patient experiences and narratives that reflected the motivation types outlined in self-determination theory and if/how these changed over time. Results The findings revealed the diversity in motivation quality both between and within individuals over time and that patients with newly-diagnosed diabetes have multifaceted often competing motivations for lifestyle behaviour change. Applying self-determination theory, we identified that many participants reported relatively dominant controlled motivation to comply with lifestyle recommendations, avoid their non-compliance being “found out” or supress guilt following lapses in behaviour change attempts. Such narratives were accompanied by experiences of frustrating slow behaviour change progress. More autonomous motivation was expressed as something often achieved over time and reflected goals to improve health, quality of life or family time. Motivational internalisation was evident and some participants had integrated their behaviour change to a new way of life which they found resilient to common barriers. Conclusions Motivation for lifestyle change following diagnosis with type two diabetes is complex and can be relatively low in self-determination. To achieve the patient empowerment aspirations of current national health care plans, intervention developers, and clinicians would do well to consider the quality not just quantity of their patients’ motivation. Trial registration ISRCTN ISRCTN92162869. Retrospectively registeredhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5114-5Type 2 diabetesMotivationBehaviour changeInterventionQualitative |
| spellingShingle | Simon J. Sebire Zoi Toumpakari Katrina M. Turner Ashley R. Cooper Angie S. Page Alice Malpass Robert C. Andrews “I’ve made this my lifestyle now”: a prospective qualitative study of motivation for lifestyle change among people with newly diagnosed type two diabetes mellitus BMC Public Health Type 2 diabetes Motivation Behaviour change Intervention Qualitative |
| title | “I’ve made this my lifestyle now”: a prospective qualitative study of motivation for lifestyle change among people with newly diagnosed type two diabetes mellitus |
| title_full | “I’ve made this my lifestyle now”: a prospective qualitative study of motivation for lifestyle change among people with newly diagnosed type two diabetes mellitus |
| title_fullStr | “I’ve made this my lifestyle now”: a prospective qualitative study of motivation for lifestyle change among people with newly diagnosed type two diabetes mellitus |
| title_full_unstemmed | “I’ve made this my lifestyle now”: a prospective qualitative study of motivation for lifestyle change among people with newly diagnosed type two diabetes mellitus |
| title_short | “I’ve made this my lifestyle now”: a prospective qualitative study of motivation for lifestyle change among people with newly diagnosed type two diabetes mellitus |
| title_sort | i ve made this my lifestyle now a prospective qualitative study of motivation for lifestyle change among people with newly diagnosed type two diabetes mellitus |
| topic | Type 2 diabetes Motivation Behaviour change Intervention Qualitative |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5114-5 |
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