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. 2018 Jan 11;3(12):e00495. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00495

Table 1.

Topic guide.

Questions
Opening 1. To what extent does your work in the diabetes clinic involve addressing PA?
2. How important do you think addressing PA is among the various health priorities in your routine diabetes clinic?
Introductory 3. Who are the health professionals currently providing PA information to people with diabetes in PHC – if any? How and in what format?
Transition 4. In relation to PA and T2D how comfortable are you with the following:
  • Your ability to motivate and build self-confidence in patients for more PA

  • Your confidence to discuss and assess PA with patients attending diabetes clinics

  • Your ability to use behavior change techniques in patients for more PA

  • Your willingness to endorse PA along with the other health professionals involved in diabetes care in PHC?

Key 5. What are the
  • Barriers to PA promotion in diabetes management in PHC?

  • Opportunities to PA promotion in diabetes management in PHC?

6. Who can best be responsible of PA promotion in the current primary diabetes care?
7. Based on reflections from literature, what are your thoughts on the following physical activity delivery methods:
  • Physical activity consultations

  • Encouraging walking is one of the successful interventions for patients with diabetes, how can this be done?

  • Using technology to promote PA in patients with T2D

8. What could be useful components for an effective physical activity intervention in diabetes care?
9. What resources/actions are needed to integrate PA in routine diabetes care in PHC?
Ending 10. Is there anything else you would like to add?