EXPLORING AWARENESS OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE IN TYPE II DIABETES PATIENTS: SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC INFLUENCES AND BARRIERS
Keywords:
Type-2 diabetes mellitus, physical exercise, physical activity, fitness training, resistance training, strength training.Abstract
Background of the study: Metabolic diseases comprise diseases or disorders that disrupt normal metabolism. Persistent non-infectious diseases like type-2 diabetes mellitus occur with expeditious urbanization, unhealthy diet, and lack of physical exercise. If not managed promptly, it leads to catastrophic outcomes. A healthy lifestyle has a prestigious role in the mediation of diabetes. Regardless of conclusive evidence of exercise in T-2DM control and treatment, there is still a lack of exercise among diabetic patients.
Methodology: The study was a cross-sectional survey that included diagnosed patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus. Descriptive analysis was reported, and bar and pie charts were also used to give a graphical presentation of the data. For categorical variables, a Chi-square test of association was used. A P-value of <0.05 was considered as significant.
Results: The mean age of the patients was found to be 53.98±8.19 years. The mean duration of diabetes was 10.15±6.60 years. The knowledge about physical exercises was good only in 29.5% of the study population. A significant association was found between awareness scores and sociodemographic factors except marital status.
Conclusion: The study concluded that participants with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus demonstrated a lack of knowledge regarding physical exercises as a treatment regime. The results concluded that very few physicians referred their patients to physiotherapy treatment.
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