School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA; Geriatric Research, Education & Clinical Center (GRECC), South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio,Texas, USA; Center on Smart and Connected Health Technologies at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Geriatr Nurs. 2021 Jan-Feb;42(1):57-64. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.11.007. Epub 2020 Nov 19.
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) contributes to reduced quality of life in older adults, especially in those with comorbidities such as being overweight or obese. Personal fitness technology (Fitbit ®) has the potential to improve the management of T2D. Using a semi-structured interview guide, focus groups were conducted to explore participants' acceptability and experiences following a behavioral lifestyle intervention that integrated Fitbit in overweight/obese older adults with T2D amid the COVID-19 pandemic which began during the time of this study. Focus group transcripts were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. Eighteen (18) of the 20 participants completed the program and focus group interviews. Overall, we observed high acceptability of the program, and participants reported favorable experiences such as increased knowledge of health behaviors, improved diabetes management, and improved quality of life following the behavioral lifestyle intervention, even under stressful life circumstances from COVID-19.
2 型糖尿病（T2D）会降低老年人的生活质量，尤其是在超重或肥胖等合并症患者中。个人健身技术（Fitbit ®）有可能改善 T2D 的管理。本研究在 COVID-19 大流行期间进行，参与者是超重/肥胖的 T2D 老年患者，采用半结构化访谈指南进行焦点小组讨论，以探讨参与者在接受将 Fitbit 整合到行为生活方式干预后的可接受性和体验。对焦点小组的转录本进行了转录和主题分析。20 名参与者中有 18 名完成了该项目和焦点小组访谈。总的来说，我们观察到该项目具有很高的可接受性，参与者报告了积极的体验，例如增加了对健康行为的了解、改善了糖尿病管理以及改善了生活质量，即使在 COVID-19 带来的压力生活环境下也是如此。
