Volume : IV, Issue : VII, July - 2015

LIFESTYLE PRACTICES AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS

Ms. Sreeja Maskey, Prof. Milan Lopchan

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 The type 2 diabetes mellitus continues to rise as a real threat especially in the developing world. The objective of the study was to find out the lifestyle practices among type 2 diabetic patients attending medical OPD of Bharatpur Samudayik Hospital, Chitwan. A descriptive cross sectional research design was used in which 161 patients were interviewed. Data was statistically analyzed by using independent t–test and ANOVA test. The study findings revealed that respondents’ total mean andstandard deviation lifestyle practices score was 16.94 ±3.95. The percent of the mean score was 52.93%. The lifestyle practices score was statistically significant with occupation (p=0.001) and availability of IEC materials (0.001). The exercise practice is statistically significant with occupation (0.002) and the weight maintenance practice is statistically significant with gender (0.035), educational status (0.006) and occupation (0.004). It was concluded that the lifestyle practices was good among the diabetic respondents who were involved in service and have got information through IEC materials like books, posters, etc.

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Ms. Sreeja Maskey, Prof. Milan Lopchan Lifestyle Practices Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 7 July 2015

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