Abstract
Brain Breaks® are structured physical activity (PA) web-based videos designed to promote an interest in learning and health promotion. The objective of this study was to examine its effects on decision balance (DB) which consists of the perceived benefits (Pros) and perceived barriers (Cons) of exercise in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A randomised controlled trial was conducted among people with T2DM at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. The intervention group received Brain Breaks videos for a period of four months. The intervention and control groups completed the validated Malay version of DB questionnaire for five times, at pre-intervention, the first month, the second month, the third month, and post-intervention. Multivariate Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance was performed for data analysis. A total of 70 participants were included (male = 39; female = 31) with a mean age of 57.6 years (SD = 8.5). The intervention group showed a significant change in the Pros and Cons factors of DB scores over time. The intervention group showed significantly higher scores for the Pros (p-value < 0.001) and lower scores for the Cons (p-value = 0.008) factors than the control group. In conclusion, the Brain Breaks video is an effective intervention to improve decisional balance in patients with T2DM to help them in deciding on behaviour change to be more physically active.
Highlights
IntroductionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [1] defined diabetes as “a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [1] defined diabetes as “a chronic health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy”.From a different perspective, diabetes is defined by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) [2] as “a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, called blood sugar, is too high”
The present study focuses on people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and we employed purposive sampling to recruit participants
Summary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [1] defined diabetes as “a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy”. Diabetes is defined by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) [2] as “a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, called blood sugar, is too high”. Federation (IDF) [3] report, global diabetes prevalence was 463 million in 2019 and is expected to rise to 578 million in 2030 and 700 million in 2045.
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