Lifestyle Practices With Chronic Diseases Among Different Professionals
Condition: Chronic Diseases in Adolescence; Cardio Vascular Disease; Diabetes Type 2
MeSH terms: Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Chronic Disease
Study type: Observational

Summary: 
      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
    

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).
    

Intervention name(s): Quantitative sampling; Qualitative interviews
Intervention type(s): Behavioral; Other
Intervention description(s): 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).; Thematic analysis will be done dividing into 4 different themes Personal life, professional life, Concept of Healthiness, Improving Lifestyle
Observational model: Ecologic or Community
Time perspective: Prospective
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.
      
Keywords: Sedentary Professionals; Lifestyle Practices; Lifestyle Medicine; medical anthropology