Experiences of people with prediabetes in a self-compassion and physical activity intervention: a qualitative study using participatory theme elicitation

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dc.contributor.authorKullman, Sasha
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeChudyk, Anna (Family Medicine)
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeVan Winkle, Christine (Kinesiology and Recreation Management)
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeFerguson, Leah (University of Saskatchewan)
dc.contributor.supervisorStrachan, Shaelyn
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-31T19:57:03Z
dc.date.available2024-07-31T19:57:03Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-30
dc.date.submitted2024-07-30T11:54:29Zen_US
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology and Recreation Management
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)
dc.description.abstractBackground: Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a chronic condition that impacts almost one in 10 people in Canada. Prediabetes signifies high T2D risk and is a call to action for risk-reducing behaviours like physical activity. Difficult emotions, stigma, and lack of support can prevent people with prediabetes from getting active. Self-compassion is a kind and protective approach taken towards oneself that should help people cope with prediabetes. The MOVE IT Study is a group-based intervention that teaches people with prediabetes self-compassion and physical activity behaviour-change strategies. Research is needed to explore how MOVE IT Study participants used self-compassion to improve their physical activity. Participatory Theme Elicitation (PTE) is a method of analyzing qualitative data alongside people with lived experience that should be useful for the present study. Aims: (1) To qualitatively explore how participants in the MOVE IT Study used self-compassion to cope with prediabetes and improve their health. (2) To evaluate the acceptability and usefulness of PTE as a co-analysis technique. Methods: A critical realist lens and the principles of patient engagement framed this research. Fourteen MOVE IT Study intervention sessions were audio-recorded and transcribed, representing N = 14 participants (Mage = 54 years, SDage = 7 years; 100% women). Transcripts were subjected to PTE alongside five co-researchers who had previously completed the MOVE IT Study (Age range = 51-74 years, 100% women, 40% White, 40% Indigenous, 20% Filipino). PTE was evaluated using the Public and Patient Engagement Evaluation Tool and a group interview with co-researchers. Results: Six themes were generated from the data representing a “prototypical” participant’s journey of learning self-compassion and becoming more physically active through the MOVE IT Study. Cutting across these themes, participants in the MOVE IT Study used self-compassion to identify opportunities for growth, cope with physical activity setbacks and support their mental health, take action to protect their physical health, and support long-term lifestyle change. Conclusions: Self-compassion training is relevant and useful to people with prediabetes who are seeking to become more active. PTE was a practical, highly acceptable method of co-analysis that produced meaningful results and should be used in future research.
dc.description.noteOctober 2024
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Ruth Asper Scholarship in Kinesiology and Recreation Management
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/38348
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjecthealth promotion
dc.subjectexercise
dc.subjectself-care
dc.subjectparticipatory research
dc.subjectpatient engagement
dc.titleExperiences of people with prediabetes in a self-compassion and physical activity intervention: a qualitative study using participatory theme elicitation
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobano
oaire.awardTitleCanada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M)
oaire.awardURIhttps://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/PG-CS/CGSM-BESCM_eng.asp
project.funder.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100000024
project.funder.nameCanadian Institutes of Health Research
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