The Benefits Of Physical Activity (PA) To Improve Quality Of Life (Qol) For Diabetes Mellitus Patients

  • Maria Karolina Selano Saint Elisabeth School of Health Science, Semarang
  • Christy Chelsea Dominique Wibowo Saint Elisabeth School of Health Science, Semarang
  • Anna Ivana Mareta Saint Elisabeth School of Health Science, Semarang
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, physical activity, quality of life

Abstract

Background According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Atlas 2017, epidemic diabetes in Indonesia shows an increasing tendency. Indonesia was the sixth in the world on having diabetes patients aged 20-79 years approximately 10,3 million of people. Diabetes mellitus patients will experience various disturbing symptoms. The American Diabetes Association recommends Physical Activity (PA) as one of the interventions to improve the control of blood sugar, acute and chronic healing and prevent diabetes complications. Objectives. To discover the benefit of Physical Activity as one of the interventions to support the quality of life improvement on diabetes mellitus patients. Methods. Literature Review is used in this study. Database sources taken from CINAHL, Pubmed, Science Direct, Medline, ADA (American Diabetes Association) and Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. The inclusion criteria include published articles starting from 2010 to 2018 and in full English language literature. The search included the following keywords: physical activity (PA), diabetes mellitus, quality of life (QOL). PICOT (Population, Intervention, Comparation, Outcome and Time) is used to analyze the literatures. Results. Based on the journals analysis 5 themes were found, they are characteristic on quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus, physical activity as an intervention to improve the control of blood sugar, physical activity as an intervention to prevent complication of diabetes mellitus, physical activity as an acute and chronic healing intervention due to diabetes mellitus. Conclusion. Patients with diabetes mellitus will experience a decrease in quality of life. Recommendation. Physical Activity is an intervention that recommended to support the quality of life improvement of diabetes mellitus patients.

Author Biographies

Maria Karolina Selano, Saint Elisabeth School of Health Science, Semarang

Saint Elisabeth School of Health Science, Semarang

Christy Chelsea Dominique Wibowo, Saint Elisabeth School of Health Science, Semarang

Saint Elisabeth School of Health Science, Semarang

Anna Ivana Mareta, Saint Elisabeth School of Health Science, Semarang

Saint Elisabeth School of Health Science, Semarang