Perceived Knowledge and Confidence for Providing Youth-Specific Type 1 Diabetes Exercise Recommendations amongst Pediatric Diabetes Healthcare Professionals: An International, Cross-Sectional, Online Survey
Authors' conclusion
Exercise counseling for youth with T1D remains a challenge in most healthcare settings, globally. In general, the number of physically active minutes per week is under-prescribed for youth with T1D and many HCPs in various settings around the world feel that more professional education is needed to boost confidence around the education of several exercise-related topics.
Study context
- Population
- Pediatric diabetes healthcare professionals (HCPs) worldwide; mean ± SD age 42 ± 8.2 years, 74% female, 73% physicianscompleted survey
- Participants
- 125 participants
- Outcome
- HCP familiarity with ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines and confidence to deliver recommendations about T1D and exercise
Methodological detailsinternational, online survey
- International
- Online survey
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
ISPAD exercise guidelines familiar
68 of 125
54%
Felt confident giving exercise recommendations
91 of 125
73%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Recommended physical activity dose
- Recommended 45-60 mins/day
- 47/125 (38%)
- Recommended >60 mins/day
- 16/125 (13%)
Exercise content confidence and/or competence by geographic location
- Differences by geographic location
- P = 0.048
Recommendation dose, confidence, ISPAD familiarity by age, sex, HCP type, years in practice, healthcare type
- No differences observed
Original publication
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