Phone Call in Type 2 Diabetes Patient

Phone Call as an Intervention for Improving Walking Practice in Type 2 Diabetes: Influence of Personality Profile in This Response

To assay the influence of personality profile to promote behavior change adherence for physical activity using a pedometer. The investigators also studied the metabolic profile, diagnosis of depression, intention to change behavior, physical activity referred and the quality of life. Casuistic and Methods: a randomized "quasi-experimental" enrolling 48 T2DM patients using a pedometer for 6 weeks. The intervention group received phone calls stimulating them to increase their walking activity. The control group received only one telephone call to explain pedometer use. The investigators also analyzed the personality profile, quality of life, and metabolic and anthropometric indexes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• to assign written informed consent
• to have a phone call number
• to agree to use a pedometer for 6 weeks to be able to write the data concerning their number of steps per day

Exclusion Criteria:

• don´t agree to assign written informed consent
• don´t have phone number
• don´t have conditions to answer all the questionnaire
• don´t agree to use pedometer for 6 weeks