Volume 26, Issue 126, August 2022

Physical activity prevalence and barriers among type 2 diabetic patients, Kudai and Al-hijra primary health care center, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Abduljabbar Alfetni^1♦, Mohammed Alqahtani², Abdulrahman Alhumaid², Abdullah Alhazmi², Bakr Alqahtani², Khaled Alghamdi², Zeyad Alsaedi², Waleed Alsulaimani², Raad Alqurashi³, Abdullah Binhumaid³, Moaz Alfattani⁴, Eyad Shelaiyah⁵, Olfat Qaffas⁶

¹Family Medicine Consultant, Makkah Healthcare Cluster, Makkah Almukarramah, Saudi Arabia
²Medical Intern, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-QuraUniversity, Makkah Almukarramah, Saudi Arabia
³Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah Almukarramah, Saudi Arabia
⁴Radiology Specialist, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Al-Taif, Saudi Arabia
⁵Nurse, Makkah Healthcare Cluster, Makkah Almukarramah, Saudi Arabia
⁶Family Medicine Specialist, Makkah Healthcare Cluster, Makkah Almukarramah, Saudi Arabia

^♦Corresponding author
Family Medicine Consultant, Makkah Healthcare Cluster, Makkah Almukarramah, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: Physical activity (PA) is regarded a cornerstone of diabetes management in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). PA has variety of benefits to diabetic patients as it improves control of their blood glucose levels and reduces glycosylated hemoglobin, decreases patient’s mortality risks (20 to >37 % reduction), improves cardiovascular outcomes, insulin secretion and enhance body weight maintenance. Methods: We used a valid questionnaire called the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) to estimate the prevalence of physical activities among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, in addition to barriers that prevent them from practicing exercise. Result: This study had a total of 157 individuals. 51.6% engaged in low-intensity physical activity, 28.7% in moderate activity, and 19.7% in high-intensity physical activity. Laziness and lack of energy (40.8%), health related issues (38.9%), lack of nearby dedicated facilities (30.6%), lack of time (29.9%) and weather conditions (27.4%) were the most common barriers prevent patients from practicing physical activity among T2DM patients. Female patients were more uncomfortable to engage in exercise in public areas compared to male patients (21.9% vs. 6.5%). Conclusion: Physical activity was importantly related to age, educational level, occupation, and working hours per day among patients with T2DM. PA was generally reduced in the majority of the patients in our study.

Keywords: Physical Activity, Prevalence, Type 2 diabetes, Barriers, Saudi Arabia

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms338e2152

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i126/ms338e2152

Published: 14 August 2022