Implementing an Activity Tracker to Increase Motivation for Physical Activity in Diabetic Patients in Primary Care: a SWOT Analysis

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Design: Mixed methods study using a satisfaction and acceptability questionnaire on an activity tracker (participants) and a questionnaire based on the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis elements (team). Setting: Academic Primary Health Centre in Quebec City, Canada. Participants: 15 participants with type 2 diabetes who took part in the intervention group, and 7 members of the research team and health professionals who contributed to this project. Methods: Quantitative variables were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Qualitative variables from selected answers were reported in frequency tabs. Qualitative variables from open questions were synthesized in a matrix and ranked according to apparition frequency and global importance. A thematic analysis was performed by the first author and validated by two coauthors separately. The information gathered was triangulated to propose recommendations that were then approved by the team. Both quantitative and qualitative results were combined for recommendations. Main findings: In total, 86% of the participants were satisfied with their activity tracker use, and 79% did with the technical support provided by the team. The main strengths of the team members’ perspective were the study design, the team, and the device. The weaknesses were the budgetary constraints, the turnover, and the technical issues. The opportunities were the primary care setting and the common technology. The threats were the recruitment, the administrative challenges, and the technological difficulties. Conclusion: Patients with type 2 diabetes were satisfied with their activity tracker used to improve motivation for physical activity. Research team members agreed that implementation can be done in primary care, but some challenges remain for using this tool in clinical practice regularly. Activity tracker type 2 diabetes family medicine research SWOT analysis physical activity physical activity motivation Full Text Tables Tables 1 to 8 are available in the Supplementary Files section. Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Supplementary Files QuestionnairesatisfactionpatientsFitbitenglish2May282022.pdf SWOT14avril20221Tables.pdf SWOTquestionnaireteamenglish2May282022.pdf Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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