Comorbidities and Ethnocultural Factors Limit the Physical Activity of Rural Sri Lankan Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Joint Authors
Medagama, Arjuna
Galgomuwa, Manoj
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
South Asians have high prevalence of diabetes, cardiovascular risk, and physical inactivity.
Reasons for physical inactivity have not been explored among Asians living within their endogenous environments.
During phase 1 of the study, we assessed the physical activity (PA) of the population using a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional research method.
During phase 2 of the study, a qualitative method with in-depth interviews was used to collect data on barriers of PA.
Four hundred patients with type 2 diabetes, comprising 113 (28.2%) males and 287 (71.7%) females, were enrolled.
The overall prevalence of physical inactivity was 21.5% (males: 15.9%, females: 23.7%).
The majority (44.8%) of the study population was active and 33.8% were minimally active.
The mean weekly MET minutes was 4381.6 (SD 4962).
The qualitative study (n=45) identified health-related issues—lifestyle and time management and social embarrassment, prioritizing household activities over PA as significant factors that limited PA.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Medagama, Arjuna& Galgomuwa, Manoj. 2018. Comorbidities and Ethnocultural Factors Limit the Physical Activity of Rural Sri Lankan Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183529
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Medagama, Arjuna& Galgomuwa, Manoj. Comorbidities and Ethnocultural Factors Limit the Physical Activity of Rural Sri Lankan Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183529
American Medical Association (AMA)
Medagama, Arjuna& Galgomuwa, Manoj. Comorbidities and Ethnocultural Factors Limit the Physical Activity of Rural Sri Lankan Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183529
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1183529