Effects of self-regulation program in retro-line dancing exercise on blood sugar level and physical fitness of persons at high risk to type 2 diabetes mellitus
Abstract:
At least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week can help to prevent
diabetes mellitus [DM] among persons at high risk to type 2 diabetes mellitus. This quasiexperimental research with two groups pretest-posttest design aimed to examine the effect of selfregulation program in Retro-line Dancing exercise on blood sugar level and physical fitness
among persons at high risk to type 2 DM. A multistage random sampling was used to recruit 55 of
persons at high risk to type 2 DM. They were divided into the experimental group (n= 55) and the
comparison group (n= 33). Participants in the experimental group received the self-regulation
program in Retro-line Dancing exercise for 8 weeks. The comparison group received usual care
(Diet & Physical Activity Clinic [DPAC]). Outcomes data were collected by using blood sugar
testing and physical fitness measurements. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistic,
t-test, Wilcoxon sign ranks test, and Mann Whitney U test.
The results revealed that after receiving the program, participants in the experimental
group had significantly decreased in blood sugar level (t= 2.00, p-value = .025), waist
circumference (t= 5.23, p-value < .001), fat percentage (t= 2.71, p-value = .009), and systolic
blood pressure (z= -1.68, p-value = .044) than those in the comparison group. Moreover the
experimental group had significantly increased in lung capacity than the comparison group.
However, there was no significant difference in change scores of diastolic blood pressure between
the two groups. This finding indicates that community nurses could integrate the program with
usual care (DPAC) to decrease the incidence of DM among persons at high risk to type 2 DM.