Gizaw AT, et al. – In this, predictors of physical activity were distinguished among diabetes mellitus type–2 (DMT–2) patients attending Jimma University Specialized Hospital (JUSH), Southwest Ethiopia. This study illustrated that practicing the recommended physical activities among DMT–2 patients was insufficient. Perceived barrier, perceived benefit and perceived self–efficacy became potential predictors of physical activity of DMT–2 patients. Furthermore, none of the socio–demographic factors affect the physical activity behavior of these groups. Moreover, diabetes intervention messages should target on building individual self–adequacy to overcome those barriers with a due emphasis to suggested concrete benefit of physical activity.

Methods

• Researchers performed a facility–based cross–sectional study in 2013 at JUSH, Southwest Ethiopia.
• They employed a systematic random sampling technique to select 322 diabetes patients.
• They collected data applying a structured questionnaire on interviewer–administered basis.
• They estimated a summary of descriptive statistics, and binary and multiple logistic regression analysis to distinguish potential predictors of physical activity among diabetes mellitus patients.

Results

• They observed that 70 (21%) engaged in the recommended physical activity (such as running, jogging, going to the gym, or brisk walking) among the 319.
• According to the data, 279 (87.5) of the respondents had adequate general knowledge of diabetes and 31.7% of the respondents had adequate general knowledge of physical activity.
• It was showed that likelihood of engaging in the recommended physical activity was correlated with perceived barrier (odds ratio [OR]=0.58, 95% confidence interval, CI [0.56, 0.67]; p<0.000), perceived self–efficacy (OR=1.33, 95% CI [1.12, 1.57] p<0.001) and perceived benefit (OR=1.16 (95% CI [1.03, 1.29] p<0.000).