Shrimant Kumar S, Santhi Sree M, Manjusha M, Reddy MM, B R, Kishore B, G RS, Mohapatra JJ. Efficacy of Residential, Group-Based, Intensive Holistic Lifestyle Intervention Among Type-2 Diabetes Patients - A Single Group Pre- And Post-intervention Study.
Cureus 2022;
14:e22253. [PMID:
35350487 PMCID:
PMC8933147 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.22253]
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Abstract
Background
The present study assessed the efficacy of the residential, group-based, intensive holistic lifestyle intervention on glycaemic control.
Materials and methods
A one-group pre and post-intervention study was conducted among 145 people with diabetes for a period of one year from February 2019 to January 2020. The study population underwent "Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga lifestyle" intervention. Outcome variables were changes in HbA1c levels and anthropometric parameters (like weight, BMI, etc.). Paired t-test was used to compare normally distributed numeric variables.
Results
The mean age was 52.39±5.79 years, with a male-female ratio close to 1:1. Mean HbA1c at baseline was 9.06±2.1%. The mean weight and BMI were 71.03±12.84 kg and 28.28±4.83kg/m2, respectively. Mean HbA1c value had shown a reduction of 1.60% (95%CI 1.17 to 1.90, p <0.001) at three months and 1.58% (95% CI 1.13-1.87, p<0.001) reduction at a six-month follow-up. Between the third and sixth months, there was no significant change in the HbA1c value. Mean weight reduced by 0.79 kg (95% CI 0.08-1.08, p=0.023) at six-month follow-up and mean BMI decreased by 0.31 units from baseline to three months (95% CI 0.05-0.56, p=0.017). A statistically significant reduction was observed in waist circumference at the third month (MD=1.61 95% CI =0.95 to 2.28, P<0.001) and sixth month (MD=1.53, 95% CI 0.82-2.25, p<0.001) follow-up.
Conclusion
This residential, group-based, intensive holistic lifestyle intervention showed a significant decrease in HbA1c levels and anthropometric parameters at three- and six-months follow-up, thereby improving the overall health and wellbeing of people with diabetes.
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