TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations between physical activity patterns and quality of life in persons with type 2 diabetes
T2 - A cross sectional study
AU - Abonie, Ulric Sena
AU - Ofori‐Ampomah, Ama Kissiwaa
AU - Makinyi, Vincent
AU - Addo, Raphael Aseye
AU - Kumah, Laureen
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the study participants and staff of the Diabetes Clinic, Ho Teaching Hospital, Ho, Ghana.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Abonie et al.
PY - 2023/8/30
Y1 - 2023/8/30
N2 - Background: Type 2 diabetes is a major health problem globally and particularly in Ghana. Regular physical activity is important in the management of type 2 diabetes and in improving quality of life of persons with type 2 diabetes. However, there is a lack of data reporting on how physical activity relate to quality of life in persons with diabetes in Ghana. This study explored how physical activity patterns relate to quality of life in persons with type 2 diabetes from a major tertiary hospital in Ghana. Methods: One hundred and twenty-one (121) persons with type 2 diabetes (age, 30–60 years) filled in questionnaires on their physical activity patterns (time spent in sitting, walking, moderate-intensity activities, and vigorous-intensity activities) and quality of life (diabetes control, anxiety and worry, social burden, sexual functioning, energy and mobility). The relationships between the variables were examined using spearman correlation. Results: Time spent in sitting, walking, moderate-intensity activities and vigorous-intensity activities were 1677.7±401.5min, 464.1±296.0MET-min, 241.2±65.8MET-min and 1956.5±1251.0MET-min respectively. Walking was negatively related to energy and mobility (r = -.48, p
AB - Background: Type 2 diabetes is a major health problem globally and particularly in Ghana. Regular physical activity is important in the management of type 2 diabetes and in improving quality of life of persons with type 2 diabetes. However, there is a lack of data reporting on how physical activity relate to quality of life in persons with diabetes in Ghana. This study explored how physical activity patterns relate to quality of life in persons with type 2 diabetes from a major tertiary hospital in Ghana. Methods: One hundred and twenty-one (121) persons with type 2 diabetes (age, 30–60 years) filled in questionnaires on their physical activity patterns (time spent in sitting, walking, moderate-intensity activities, and vigorous-intensity activities) and quality of life (diabetes control, anxiety and worry, social burden, sexual functioning, energy and mobility). The relationships between the variables were examined using spearman correlation. Results: Time spent in sitting, walking, moderate-intensity activities and vigorous-intensity activities were 1677.7±401.5min, 464.1±296.0MET-min, 241.2±65.8MET-min and 1956.5±1251.0MET-min respectively. Walking was negatively related to energy and mobility (r = -.48, p
KW - Adult
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
KW - Exercise
KW - Humans
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Walking
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0290825
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0290825
M3 - Article
C2 - 37647310
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 18
JO - PLoS One
JF - PLoS One
IS - 8
M1 - e0290825
ER -