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A qualitative study to the Integrated Care for Overweight and Diabetes in Twente : Exploring Professionals' Role Fulfillment and its Impact on GLI and NDC Interventions.
Oomkes, Lars (2023) A qualitative study to the Integrated Care for Overweight and Diabetes in Twente : Exploring Professionals' Role Fulfillment and its Impact on GLI and NDC Interventions.
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| Abstract: | Introduction: The growing challenges of overweight and diabetes severity call for effective interventions like GLI and NDC. Integrated collaborations are considered crucial for addressing overweight and diabetes. This study examines the extent to which professionals fulfill their roles within integrated collaborations and how this impacts the functioning of GLI and NDC interventions in Twente municipalities. Moreover, the study explores the barriers and facilitators shaping professionals' role fulfillment. Methods: Through qualitative interviews and quantitative program data analysis, this study investigates professionals' roles, participant intake, dropout rates, and transition to local sports activities. Patterns of role fulfillment, barriers, and facilitators were synthesized to gain a comprehensive understanding. Results: Professionals exhibited a strong understanding of their roles. Effective role fulfillment seems to correlate with successful functioning of the interventions. Specific roles, such as GP referrals and comprehensive intakes by GLI providers, were pivotal for intake, minimizing dropouts, and promoting engagement in local sports. Key barriers included complex resident backgrounds, time constraints, and economic considerations. Essential facilitators encompassed streamlined communication, intrinsic motivation among professionals, and having short lines. Discussion and Conclusion: The degree of role fulfillment of professionals seems to have an influence on the functioning of the GLI and NDC. Crucially, roles like GP referrals and thorough intakes play a pivotal part in influencing participant intake, dropout rates, and community sports involvement. Municipality size affects the level of collaborative integration. These findings yield valuable insights for enhancing existing collaborative models and give practical tools for the development of new ones. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | TNW: Science and Technology |
| Subject: | 44 medicine, 71 sociology, 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | Health Sciences MSc (66851) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/97100 |
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