Factors affecting participation in physical activity and adherence to exercise programmes by persons living with diabetes mellitus.
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Date
2013
Authors
Wachira, L. M.
Onywera, V.O.
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Department of sport science Kyambogo University
Abstract
This study investigated exercise patterns in the
management of diabetes by adult diabetics at
Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
Diabetics' predisposition to exercise, actual and
perceived barriers to engagement in active physical
activity was investigated as well as influences of age,
gender, type of diabetes, duration of having diabetes
and knowledge of exercise for diabetes on physical
activity participation. Subjects comprised 140
diabetic patients who had been diagnosed to have
diabetes mellitus. The results indicated that the main
barriers to participation in physical activity and
adherence to exercise programmes included; experience of pain, hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia
as a results of exercise (36.0%), physical disability
resulting from complications of the disease (18.0%),
lack of knowledge on exercise i.e. what to do, how
hard and for how long (38.1 %), perception of
exercise being unnecessary if one can successfully
manage with other forms of treatment (12.9), feeling
of sufficiency of daily work and home activities thus
need not engage in exercise (40.3), lack of motivation
to exercise (22.3%) and fear of the outcomes of
exercise on the condition (24.5%). The study
recommends follow-up intervention and further
research in the area.
Description
A paper presented at the 9th Biennial Conference for African Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance (AFAHPER-SD)
Keywords
Exercise, Physical Activity, Diabetes Mellitus, Adherence