Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Genetic Counseling and a Distance, Computer-Based, Lifestyle Intervention Program for Adult Offspring of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Background, Study Protocol, and Baseline Patient Characteristics

Relatives of type 2 diabetic patients are at a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes and should be regarded as target of intervention for diabetes prevention. However, it is usually hard to motivate them to implement preventive lifestyle changes, because of lack of opportunity to take advises from...

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Main Authors: M. Nishigaki, Y. Tokunaga-Nakawatase, J. Nishida, C. Taru, I. Miyawaki, H. Sanada, K. Kazuma
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Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/831735
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description Relatives of type 2 diabetic patients are at a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes and should be regarded as target of intervention for diabetes prevention. However, it is usually hard to motivate them to implement preventive lifestyle changes, because of lack of opportunity to take advises from medical professionals, inadequate risk perception, and low priority for preventive behavior. Prevention strategy for them therefore should be highly acceptable and suited for them. The parallel, three-group trial is now being conducted to investigate the effects of genetic counseling and/or a computerized behavioral program on the prevention of type 2 diabetes in that population. The preventive strategies used in this study could provide a novel solution to the numbers of genetically high-risk individuals, if found to be effective. The objective of this paper is to describe the background, protocol, and baseline patient characteristics of the trial.
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spelling doaj-art-8df20ba2c58d4309bf9a7cacc113178a2025-08-20T02:09:40ZengWileyJournal of Nutrition and Metabolism2090-07242090-07322012-01-01201210.1155/2012/831735831735Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Genetic Counseling and a Distance, Computer-Based, Lifestyle Intervention Program for Adult Offspring of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Background, Study Protocol, and Baseline Patient CharacteristicsM. Nishigaki0Y. Tokunaga-Nakawatase1J. Nishida2C. Taru3I. Miyawaki4H. Sanada5K. Kazuma6Department of Adult Nursing, School of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 113-0033 Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Adult Nursing, School of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 113-0033 Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Health Care Center, Social Insurance Central General Hospital, 169-0073 Tokyo, JapanDivision of Development Sciences for Practical Nursing, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, 654-0142 Hyogo, JapanDivision of Development Sciences for Practical Nursing, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, 654-0142 Hyogo, JapanDepartment of Gerontology Nursing, School of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 113-0033 Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Adult Nursing, School of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 113-0033 Tokyo, JapanRelatives of type 2 diabetic patients are at a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes and should be regarded as target of intervention for diabetes prevention. However, it is usually hard to motivate them to implement preventive lifestyle changes, because of lack of opportunity to take advises from medical professionals, inadequate risk perception, and low priority for preventive behavior. Prevention strategy for them therefore should be highly acceptable and suited for them. The parallel, three-group trial is now being conducted to investigate the effects of genetic counseling and/or a computerized behavioral program on the prevention of type 2 diabetes in that population. The preventive strategies used in this study could provide a novel solution to the numbers of genetically high-risk individuals, if found to be effective. The objective of this paper is to describe the background, protocol, and baseline patient characteristics of the trial.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/831735
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Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Genetic Counseling and a Distance, Computer-Based, Lifestyle Intervention Program for Adult Offspring of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Background, Study Protocol, and Baseline Patient Characteristics
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
title Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Genetic Counseling and a Distance, Computer-Based, Lifestyle Intervention Program for Adult Offspring of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Background, Study Protocol, and Baseline Patient Characteristics
title_full Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Genetic Counseling and a Distance, Computer-Based, Lifestyle Intervention Program for Adult Offspring of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Background, Study Protocol, and Baseline Patient Characteristics
title_fullStr Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Genetic Counseling and a Distance, Computer-Based, Lifestyle Intervention Program for Adult Offspring of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Background, Study Protocol, and Baseline Patient Characteristics
title_full_unstemmed Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Genetic Counseling and a Distance, Computer-Based, Lifestyle Intervention Program for Adult Offspring of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Background, Study Protocol, and Baseline Patient Characteristics
title_short Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Genetic Counseling and a Distance, Computer-Based, Lifestyle Intervention Program for Adult Offspring of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Background, Study Protocol, and Baseline Patient Characteristics
title_sort randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of genetic counseling and a distance computer based lifestyle intervention program for adult offspring of patients with type 2 diabetes background study protocol and baseline patient characteristics
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/831735
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