Factors affecting the effectiveness of the physical activity counselling intervention implemented in primary health care in adults with type 2 diabetes.

"Declarations Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Ethics approval and consent to participateThe study was carried out as a register-based study which, in accordance, with Finnish legislation (Act on secondary use of social and health data 26.4.2019/552; https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2019/20190552), does not require ethics approval nor informed consent from the patients. Permission to use register data was achieved from the Joint Municipal Authority for North Karelia social and health services (Siun sote) (permission number: 930/13.00.01.01/2017). Data management and analyses have been carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations in Finland. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding This study was partly funded by the Research Committee of the Kuopio University Hospital Catchment Area for the State Research Funding (project QCARE, Joensuu, Finland), the Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland project IMPRO, [grant numbers 312703, 336325]; and the Effective Life-style Counselling for Social and Health Care Cross-Functionally (VESOTE) -project."