Role of Autonomous Motivation in Increasing Physical Activity among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review

Background: Autonomous motivation and self-care competence play a key role in the proces of health behavior change including increasing physical activity. Physical activity is crucial for glycemic control and is beneficial for overall well-being of patients with type 2 diabetes as well. This study aimed to review systematically role of autonomous motivation in increasing physical activity among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Subjects and Method: A systematic review was conducted by searching published articles from 2015 to 2019 from databases including Proquest, Sciencedirect, Scopus,, and Springer Link. The keyword for WKLV UHYLHZ ZDV 3$XWRQRPRXV PRWLYDWLRQ ́ 36HOI-DetermLQDWLRQ 7KHRU\ ́ 33K\VLFDO DFWLYLW\ ́ and 3'LDEHWHV 0HOOLWXV W\SH ́ 7KH LQclusion criteria were English, open access, health worker, and public health. The dependent variable was physical activity. The independent variable was autonomous motivation. After review process 5 articles were included in this review. Results: Three articles stated that the autonomous motivation increased physical activity. Two other articles stated that the autonomous motivation increases the duration of physical activity. Conclusion: Autonomous motivation is an important factor in increasing adherence to physical activity according to recommendation.