Success of a sports-club led-community X-PERT Diabetes Education Programme
Abstract
This study examined the effectiveness of a sports-club-led X-PERT Diabetes Programme, measuring changes to participants’ physical condition, knowledge of diabetes, psychological well-being, activity level, diabetes self-management and participants’ rating of the programme. In this mixed-method, repeated measures evaluative study, data were gathered at baseline (T0), six weeks (T1) and 6 months (T2) using the Diabetes Health Profile, General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire, Diabetes Empowerment Scale – Short Form, Participant Evaluation Questionnaire and focus groups. Over three years, 260 individuals with type 2 diabetes provided data for the evaluation. The sports-club-led X-PERT Diabetes Education Programme was successful in achieving its targets with improvement in clinical outcomes including significant reductions in BMI, waist circumference, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and glycated haemoglobin by T2. Positive changes were also evident in relation to participants’ health profile, self-management and empowerment. This study illustrates the important role that European sports stadia can play in community health through delivering targeted programmes beyond general health promotion activities.Citation
Morgan, A., Drew, D., Clifford, A.P., & Hull, K. (2017). Success of a sports-club led-community X-PERT Diabetes Education Programme. Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politic, 20 (2), pp 269-280. doi: 10.1080/17430437.2016.1173923Publisher
Routledge: Taylor and Francis GroupJournal
Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, PoliticAdditional Links
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17430437.2016.1173923Type
Journal articleLanguage
enISSN
1743-0437Sponsors
Wolves Community Trustae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/17430437.2016.1173923
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