Table 1. Participant demographics.
| Adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (n=12) | Health care professionals (n=9) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, n | |||
| Female | 8 | 5 | |
| Male | 4 | 4 | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 53.17 (11.18) | 52.57 (7.59) | |
| Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (years), mean (SD) | 8.42 (6.76) | —a | |
| Education, n | |||
| Degree | 5 | 8 | |
| Higher education | 5 | 1 | |
| School qualifications | 2 | 0 | |
| Ethnicity, n | |||
| White | 10 | 8 | |
| Black | 2 | 0 | |
| Asian | 0 | 1 | |
| Country of residence, n | |||
| Scotland | 10 | 8 | |
| England | 2 | 1 | |
| Home setting, n | |||
| Rural | 2 | 4 | |
| Urban | 10 | 5 | |
| Used an activity tracker before the study, n | |||
| Fitbit | 3 | — | |
| None | 9 | — | |
| Physical activity advice in clinical care, n | |||
| General practitioner | 2 | — | |
| Diabetes nurse | 5 | — | |
| Practice nurse | 1 | — | |
| Diabetes consultant | 1 | — | |
| Cancer nurse | 1 | — | |
| None | 2 | — | |
| Role in clinical care, n | |||
| General practitioner | — | 4 | |
| Consultant | — | 1 | |
| Diabetes nurse | — | 2 | |
| Practice nurse | — | 1 | |
| Physical activity advisor | — | 1 | |
a
Not applicable.