Our physical activity intervention with participants diagnosed with Type II diabetes and their partners has finished data collection. Jennalee Wooldridge, the study's primary investigator, successfully defended her dissertation based on the study, and manuscripts based on this work have been published. In this study we tested a collaborative planning manipulation with couples and found support for having couples discuss specific ways they could be more active. Thank you to all participants who completed multiple online surveys and wore accelerometers to provide really useful data around physical activity engagement!
Presentations & Publications Related to this Project:
Wooldridge, J. S., Ranby, K. W, Varner, S., Huebschmann, A. G. (2019). A Couples-Based Approach for Increasing Physical Activity among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. The Diabetes Educator. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145721719881722
Wooldridge, J. S., & Ranby, K. W. (2019). Influence of relationship partners on self-efficacy for self-management behaviors among adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum, 32(1), 6-15. https://doi.org/10.2337/ds17-0069
Wooldridge, J. S., Ranby, K. W., & Ogilby, S. (2017, March). Collaborative implementation intentions among couples facing type 2 diabetes: Mechanisms of behavior change. Symposium presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Wooldridge, J. S., Ranby, K. W., & Lynch, S. B. (2016, April). Partner-influence on diabetes self-management among adults with type 2 diabetes. Paper presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Wooldridge, J. S. & Ranby, K. W. (2018, March). A Couples-Based Approach for Increasing Physical Activity among Couples with Type 2 Diabetes: A Preliminary Study. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Wooldridge, J. S., Ogilby, S. P. & Ranby, K. W. (2016, September). Gender differences in relationship partner influence on physical activity, diabetes distress and depression among couples facing type 2 diabetes. Poster presented at the National Conference on Women's Health Research, Colorado Springs, CO.
