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NCT Number: NCT05865717

Lifestyle Practices With Chronic Diseases Among Different Professionals

A qualitative study conducted in 2018 Exploring socio-cultural factors impacting adherence to type 2 diabetes therapy in rural Sargodha featured respondents who were primarily doctors, patients, and. Diet, exercise, and smoking were all variables. The void we investigators will fill will be comprised of several professionals assessing sleep and sedentary lifestyle. A book on anthropology published in 2021 shows the gap are still the same about sedentary life style.

The investigators aim to determine lifestyle practices in relation to sedentary behaviour in different occupations & comparing which profession is prone to chronic diseases in accordance to lifestyle practices

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Diseases in Adolescence Cardio Vascular Disease Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 Endocrine System Diseases Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

30 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Health Services Academy

Islamabad, 46000, Pakistan

About this study

Considering all the numerous variables that can have an effect on someone's health, it seems obvious that prior research into all the potential determinants of a health intervention's success is necessary. Care for a sickness requires knowledge of both the disease itself and the patient's social and cultural context, thus it's important to learn about both. Since diabetes is chronic, it must be managed permanently. IDF's most recent projections for 2019 show that the prevalence of diabetes in Pakistan has risen dramatically. There will be 33 million diabetic adults in Pakistan in 2021, a 70% rise from 2019. After China (with 141 million cases) and India (with 102 million), Pakistan presently has the third-highest rate of diabetes prevalence worldwide (74 million). The growth in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes can be attributed to multiple variables, including but not limited to those in the areas of economics, demography, ecology, and heredity. Urbanization, an ageing population, a decline in physical activity, and a rise in overweight and obesity are all contributing factors.

In addition to providing useful information for larger-scale diabetes initiatives at the national and provincial levels (and their partners), this study's unique emphasis on the patient's point of view could be seen as groundbreaking (as an illness). The recommended treatment will be interpreted from patient's viewpoint and their respective issues, concerns, challenges and socio-cultural elements at large that may influence or compromise the adherence towards the proposed treatment of diabetes. Therefore, from the patient's vantage point, the proposed treatment's implementation through pilot intervention in chosen health facilities can be understood as an explanatory model of sickness (of/for diabetes).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • People between the ages of 30 and 50
  • Sedentary professions, such as teachers and bankers, IT experts, doctors, administrative job personal
  • Working for the past 03 years .

Exclusion criteria

  • Disabled people who cannot move or engage in an active lifestyle .
  • Those individuals already diagnosed with mental health issues

Treatment and study plan

Quantitative sampling

Behavioral

A questionnaire asks about demographics, lifestyle (including cigarette smoking) & desk job hours, eating habits, sleep patterns, mental health, and motivation. Data on the frequency and size of regular food consumption will be gathered by completing a survey. Physical activity will be measured using a questionnaire developed by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and Loma Linda University (Lifestyle Assessment Short Form, 2018).

Qualitative Interviews

Other

Thematic analysis will be done dividing into 4 different themes Personal life, professional life, Concept of Healthiness, Improving Lifestyle

Primary outcomes

  1. Physical activity which will be measured using a questionnaire developed by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and Loma Linda University

    Time frame: 04 months

    With relation to sedentary behavior in different occupations

Secondary outcomes

  1. Prevalence of Chronic Diseases according to each profession and BMI

    Time frame: 04 months

    comparing which profession is prone to chronic diseases in accordance to lifestyle practices

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Exploring Determinants of Lifestyle Practices With Chronic Diseases Among Different Professionals in Islamabad Capital Territory: A Mixed Method Study

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
May 19, 2023
Registry last updated
Jun 27, 2023

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