Lifestyle Practices With Chronic Diseases Among Different Professionals

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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
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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).

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

Conditions
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Diabetes Type 2, Chronic Diseases in Adolescence, Cardio Vascular Disease

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Quantitative sampling
* Other: Qualitative interviews


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 30 Years
Maximum Age: 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

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

What is the study measuring?
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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 | 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 | comparing which profession is prone to chronic diseases in accordance to lifestyle practices | 04 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Sedentary Professionals, Lifestyle Practices, Lifestyle Medicine, medical anthropology