Livsstilsförändring vid prediabetes- vuxna patienters erfarenhet - en intervjustudie
Sammanfattning: Background: Prediabetes is strongly related to an unhealthy lifestyle and it is a growing public health problem. It is of great importance to start a lifestyle change at an early stage to prevent type 2 diabetes. The primary care nurse ́s mission is to support patients with prediabetes to a lifestyle change. Objective: The aim of the study was to describe experiences of lifestyle changes on adult patients with prediabetes. Method: Qualitative study with semi-structured interviews. Adult persons with prediabetes were interviewed. The interviews were analyzed with a qualitative manifest content analysis. Results: Four main categories and ten subcategories were identified from the analysis. The main categories were consisted of: The importance in personal health in lifestyle change, which described the impact of the physical and mental health in lifestyle change. The importance of self- motivation, the main motivation to implement lifestyle change was the concern of developing type 2 diabetes. To succeed with the lifestyle change, the patients needed to create new routines and habits. The importance of healthcare relationship, emphasising the need for support from the nurse. The relationship with the nurse and the receiving of the patients was of high significance to succeed with the lifestyle changes. The impact of the surrounding, family and friends were described to have booth a positive and a negative impact on the implementation in lifestyle change. Conclusion: The patients with prediabetes had the insight that they needed to make a lifestyle change. Despite reaching the insight, the patients found it difficult to implement and sustain the lifestyle change. The nurses role and supportive functions were of great significance for facilitating a lifestyle change.
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