Diabetes-Related Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Towards Exercise and Its Benefits Among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Pub Date : 2024-11-18 DOI:10.3390/ijerph21111529

Nokuthula Mtshali, Takshita Sookan-Kassie

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Regular exercise has been shown to have a positive effect on the health outcomes of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); however, it is still underutilized in developing countries. This study investigated diabetes-related knowledge, attitudes, and practice toward exercise and its benefits among individuals with T2DM. A total of one hundred and ninety-nine participants (male = 21.6% and female = 78.4%) with T2DM, aged between 18 and 75, (43.77 SD± 14.78) years, participated in the study. A validated diabetes-related knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire, evaluated by true/false or unsure, was utilized in the study. Descriptive and inferential statistics analysis was used to analyze data with the significance set at p < 0.05. The results demonstrated poor diabetes-related knowledge of exercise (p < 0.001). The majority of the study participants, 163 (81.90%) with T2DM, did not know that physical activity and exercise are different. About 158 (70.40%) of the study participants felt that their regular work was an adequate substitution for exercise. More than 50% of the study participants demonstrated a positive practice towards exercise and its benefits towards T2DM (p < 0.001). The majority of the study participants reported poor knowledge and a negative attitude toward diabetes. However, their diabetes-related practices were satisfactory.

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2 型糖尿病患者对运动及其益处的相关知识、态度和实践。

研究表明，定期锻炼对 2 型糖尿病（T2DM）患者的健康状况有积极影响；然而，在发展中国家，锻炼的利用率仍然很低。本研究调查了 T2DM 患者对运动及其益处的相关知识、态度和实践。共有 199 名 T2DM 患者（男性占 21.6%，女性占 78.4%）参加了这项研究，他们的年龄在 18 岁至 75 岁之间（43.77 SD±14.78 ）。研究采用了一份经过验证的糖尿病相关知识、态度和实践问卷，通过真/假或不确定进行评估。数据分析采用了描述性和推断性统计分析，显著性设定为 P <0.05。结果表明，糖尿病患者对运动的相关知识知之甚少（P < 0.001）。在 163 名（81.90%）患有 T2DM 的研究参与者中，大多数人不知道体力活动和运动是不同的。约 158 名参与者（70.40%）认为他们的日常工作足以替代运动。超过 50%的研究参与者对运动及其对 T2DM 的益处表现出积极的态度（P < 0.001）。大多数研究参与者对糖尿病的认识不足，态度消极。不过，他们与糖尿病有关的做法令人满意。

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