Lifestyle Practices With Chronic Diseases Among Different Professionals

June 23, 2023 updated by: Hassan Mumtaz, Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan

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

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

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

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).

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

357

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Pakistan
      • Islamabad, Pakistan, 46000
        • Health Services Academy

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Study will be conducted using multi locale within Islamabad capital territory, including sedentary professionals, such as teachers and bankers, IT experts, doctors & administrative job personal of Islamabad, Pakistan.

Data would be taken from the sedentary professionals, such as teachers, bankers, IT experts, doctors & administrative job personal via self-administered questionnaire through Google Forms.

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Teachers
A professional whose teaching at an academic institution from the past 3 years. e.g College or university
Behavioral: Quantitative sampling
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).
Other: Qualitative interviews
Thematic analysis will be done dividing into 4 different themes Personal life, professional life, Concept of Healthiness, Improving Lifestyle
Bankers
A professional who has a desk job of at least 8-10 hours per day working in the corporate sector.
Behavioral: Quantitative sampling
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).
Other: Qualitative interviews
Thematic analysis will be done dividing into 4 different themes Personal life, professional life, Concept of Healthiness, Improving Lifestyle
IT experts
A person who uses computers for work or communication, having a desk job of at least 8-10 hours per day
Behavioral: Quantitative sampling
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).
Other: Qualitative interviews
Thematic analysis will be done dividing into 4 different themes Personal life, professional life, Concept of Healthiness, Improving Lifestyle
Doctors
Physicians having a desk job in their outpatient clinic for at least 8-10 hours per day
Behavioral: Quantitative sampling
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).
Other: Qualitative interviews
Thematic analysis will be done dividing into 4 different themes Personal life, professional life, Concept of Healthiness, Improving Lifestyle
Administrative job personal
Personals working in the human resource department or administration department whose job involves desk work 10 hours per day.
Behavioral: Quantitative sampling
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).
Other: Qualitative interviews
Thematic analysis will be done dividing into 4 different themes Personal life, professional life, Concept of Healthiness, Improving Lifestyle

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
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
04 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
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
04 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 15, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 15, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

June 21, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 7, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 9, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

May 19, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 27, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 23, 2023

Last Verified

June 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 000223/HSA/MSPH-2021

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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