'I saw what the future direction would be...' : Experiences of diabetes risk and physical activity after diabetes screening
Vähäsarja, K., Kasila, K., Kettunen, T., Rintala, P., Salmela, S., & Poskiparta, M. (2015). 'I saw what the future direction would be...' : Experiences of diabetes risk and physical activity after diabetes screening. British Journal of Health Psychology, 20(1), 172-193. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12088
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2015Discipline
ErityisliikuntaTerveyskasvatusAdapted Physical ActivityHealth Promotion and Health EducationCopyright
© 2014 The British Psychological Society. This is a final draft version of an article whose final and definitive form has been published by Wiley. Published in this repository with the kind permission of the publisher.
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. Participants' experiences of their risk of diabetes and physical activity were assessed. The transcribed interview data were analysed using inductive qualitative content analysis.
Results
Two themes emerged from the data: a threatening risk perception and a rejected risk perception. The threatening risk perception occurred when the risk was unexpected by the participant, but became internalized through the screening procedure. The threatening perception also involved a commitment to increase physical activity to prevent diabetes. However, short-term anxiety and subsequently emerging hopelessness were also part of this perception. The rejected risk perception involved indifference and scepticism regarding the risk. Here, physical activity behaviour and cognitions appeared to remain unchanged. Rejection also involved difficulties in accepting one's high-risk identity. The rejecting group lacked motivation for increased physical activity, while the other group showed determination regarding increased physical activity, often leading to success.
Conclusion
Perceptions of the risk of diabetes emerged as threatening or as rejected. Participants' perceptions reflected varying and intertwining emotional, cognitive, and behavioural mechanisms for coping with the risk, all of which should be recognized in promoting physical activity among high-risk individuals.
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