Potential Tools for Physical Activity & Exercise Support

Your answers will help guide us as we enter the next phase of the Diabetes Physical Activity and Exercise Toolkit in the spring of 2011. Please base your responses on what you would like to see in the future.

Please answer the following questions regarding enhanced resources for physical activity and exercise at your diabetes centre:

 

Would you be interested in an update workshop for further training in physical activity and exercise prescription and counseling (2-3 hours; practice new counseling techniques, dumbbell program exercises from brochure #5, recent advances in exercise prescription)?

Yes                                  No

Would a “train-the-trainer” workshop on resistance band exercises aimed at identifying and training exemplary patients as exercise champions be useful? Modeled after the Your Way to Wellness program, persons with diabetes could organize and offer sessions in the community setting specific to resistance band training.

Yes                                  No

Please answer the following questions on how often you see yourself using the following resources:

 

A qualified exercise professional for physical activity and exercise support:

A qualified exercise professional who is available for approximately 2 one-half days/week in a Diabetes Centre to help educate and counsel patients on physical activity and exercise, and to help provide walking and resistance band classes.

Never Rarely Time to time Often
       

 

“Webinar" for physical activity and exercise support:

Scheduled online information sessions, such as Webinars or possibly a Telehealth, to communicate with other Diabetes Centres and inquire about how they have successfully implemented physical activity in their practices, as well as receive information on recent advances in exercise counseling and prescription.

Never Rarely Time to time Often
       

 

Resistance band and dumbbell follow-along DVD:

A DVD to give to patients so they can follow along with the exercises found in Brochures #3 and #5 (i.e. runs in real time for 12 repetitions of each exercise).

Never Rarely Time to time Often
       

 

Online resources and tips for physical activity & exercise such as:

Email access to a qualified exercise professional:

Never Rarely Time to time Often
       

 

Physical activity updates on the DCPNS website (in addition to the updates in the DCPNS Newsletter):

Never Rarely Time to time Often
       

 

Physical activity updates emailed to you directly (in addition to the updates in the DCPNS Newsletter):

Never Rarely Time to time Often
       
 

Electronic copies of the Toolkit and brochures on the DCPNS website:

Never Rarely Time to time Often
       

 

Of all the above options, check the 2 which would be most useful to you and your practice:

Update workshop

Online information sessions (i.e. Webinars, Telehealth)

Follow-along DVD

Physical activity update emails

Email access to qualified exercise professional

Qualified exercise professional support in centres

Train the trainer

Electronic access to Toolkit and brochures

Physical activity updates on DCPNS website

 

 

 

Do you have any suggestions for tools to support either yourself or your patients with physical activity and exercise?

 

 

Thank you for completing the survey—your opinions are valuable to us! If you have any questions about this survey or the Diabetes Physical Activity and Exercise Toolkit, please contact the Program and Research Coordinator, Brittany Barron at brittany.barron@acadiau.ca or 902-585-1618.