Efficacy of Differential Exercise Intervention Programs on Improvement in Perceived Health-Status among Middle Aged Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Kelantan, Malaysia

Abstract

In pursuit of exploring solutions for the improvement in the perceived health status of the type 2 diabetic population (T2DM), this study purports to compare the efficacy of aerobic and combined exercise intervention programs pertaining to T2DM individuals in Kelantan, Malaysia. This study was carried out with 75 middle-aged participants with middle-income status. This study has designed 14 weeks of intervention sessions along with another 14 weeks of no intervention sessions to assess the sustainability of the intervention programs. The EuroQol 5D-5L questionnaire was used to assess the progress in the perceived health status of the population. After 14 weeks of aerobic exercise, significant improvement in the state of mobility (p = .001) and pain or discomfort (p = .011) was observed. In the case of the participants in the combined exercise, post-intervention improvements in the perceived sense of mobility (p = .001) were also evident. Hence, the combined exercise programs had shown the best outcome compared to the aerobic and control group.