Author : Chee Winnie
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (116 download)
Book Synopsis Transcultural Diabetes-specific Nutrition Algorithm in Type 2 Diabetes: Better Outcomes with Motivational Interviewing by : Chee Winnie
Download or read book Transcultural Diabetes-specific Nutrition Algorithm in Type 2 Diabetes: Better Outcomes with Motivational Interviewing written by Chee Winnie and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: The Transcultural Diabetes Nutrition Algorithm (tDNA) was created by an international task force and culturally customized for Malaysian population. Aims: This study was designed to evaluate its effectiveness versus usual diabetes care in primary care settings. Methods: We randomized 230 patients with overweight/obesity, type 2 diabetes and A1C>7% to receive usual care (UC) or UC with tDNA for 6 months. The tDNA intervention consisted of a structured low-calorie meal plan, diabetes-specific meal replacements, and increased physical activity. Patients randomized to the tDNA group were randomly assigned to be counselled either through motivational interviewing (tDNA-MI) or conventional counselling (tDNA-CC). The UC group received standard dietary and exercise advice through conventional counselling. All patients were followed for 6 months after intervention.Results: At 6 months, A1C decreased significantly from baseline in tDNA-MI (-1.1u00b10.1%, p