'I saw what the future direction would be...': experiences of diabetes risk and physical activity after diabetes screening.

Objectives: To improve understanding of how individuals at high risk of type 2 diabetes experience the risk of diabetes and how these experiences relate to the adoption of physical activity as a protective behaviour.

Design: A qualitative study using semi-structured interview with individuals identified by screening as at high risk of type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Fourteen individuals, aged 40-64, were interviewed twice, with a 2-year interval between.

Perceived sufficiency of physical activity levels among adults at high risk of type 2 diabetes: the FIN-D2D study.

Background: Any increase from a low level of physical activity reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes. However, lack of awareness of one's physical activity level insufficiency may act as an obstacle to increased physical activity.

Purpose: This study assessed the determinants of perceived physical activity levels (PALs) among adults at high risk of diabetes and the associations with self-reported physical activity.

Perceived need to increase physical activity levels among adults at high risk of type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional analysis within a community-based diabetes prevention project FIN-D2D.

Background: Increased physical activity is a cornerstone of type 2 diabetes prevention. The perception of a need to change is considered essential in behaviour change processes. However, the existing literature on individuals' perceived need to change health behaviour is limited.

Perceiving need for lifestyle counseling: findings from Finnish individuals at high risk of type 2 diabetes.

Objective: To investigate the proportion of individuals at high risk of type 2 diabetes who perceive the need for lifestyle counseling, factors associated with this perception, and whether the perceived need is associated with subsequent attendance in lifestyle intervention.

Research Design And Methods: Baseline and intervention data were obtained from 10,149 participants in a Finnish National Diabetes Prevention Project.

Results: In total, 36% of men and 52% of women perceived the need for counseling.

The reporting of previous lifestyle counseling by persons at high risk of Type 2 diabetes.

Objective: To assess (i) whether the reporting of counseling previously received is associated with high-risk individuals' agreement to participate in lifestyle intervention, (ii) whether the reporting of previous counseling differed within such a high-risk group, and (iii) the associations between lifestyles and previous lifestyle counseling.

Methods: Cross-sectional data were drawn from 10149 adults at high risk of Type 2 diabetes, who were participating in a Finnish national diabetes prevention project (FIN-D2D). Bivariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were used.

Transtheoretical model-based dietary interventions in primary care: a review of the evidence in diabetes.

The objective of this study was to review the evidence concerning stage-based dietary interventions in primary care among persons with diabetes or an elevated diabetes risk. Search strategies were electronic databases and manual search. Selection criteria were randomized controlled studies with stage-based dietary intervention, conducted in primary care with at least 6 months of follow-up, and participants with either type 2 diabetes or with an elevated risk.