Dietary and Physical Activity Modifications Intervention for Older People
- Trias Mahmudiono
- Stefania Widya Setyaningtyas
- Qonita Rachmah
- Mahmud Aditya Rifqi
- Diah Indriani
- Triska Susila Nindya
- Hario Megatsari
- Wantanee Kriengsinyos
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Diet and physical activity modification such as specialized gymnastic, Taichi, or yoga could reduce either blood glucose or HbA1C level in diabetes patients among older people. This study was a behaviorally based nutrition education intervention for older people in reducing their HbA1C and total cholesterol level in urban area in Indonesia.
DESIGN: This was quasi experimental study with three-month behavioral intervention based on Social Cognitive Theory.
SETTING: The study was held in Jagir Sub-district located in urban area of Surabaya. Preliminary study showed proportion of hypercholesterolemia and diabetes mellitus among older people in Jagir Sub-district was respectively 21.37% and 2.74%.
PARTICIPANTS: 60 older people in Jagir Sub-district was divided into 5 groups consist of: control, physical activity education only, nutrition education only, combination of physical activity and nutrition education, and education material only group.
INTERVENTIONS: The intervention was consisted of six sessions physical activity or nutrition education, or both of it performed by trained nutrition science students.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcomes of this study were HbA1C (%) and total cholesterol (mg/dL) levels.
ANALYSIS: The normal distributed or transformed data was analyzed using mixed factorial ANOVA in order to test the difference between groups.
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