Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus has become a major worldwide problem with an exponential rise in numbers in recent decades. Diabetes may affect variety of aspects of quality of life. Objective: To determine the effectiveness of pedometer based walking intervention and without pedometer based walking intervention on quality of life and blood glucose level among type 2 diabetes patients. Methodology: Twenty patients were recruited, aged from 35 to 55 years. The outcome measurements were blood glucose level and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was measured before and after intervention. The 20 subjects were divided into 2 groups; Group A and Group B. group A received pedometer based walking intervention and group B received without pedometer based walking intervention. Treatment last for 8weeks, 4 sessions per week. Each session lasted up to 45 minutes. Results and Conclusion: The group A subjects in this study achieved significant improvement in quality of life than group B. And both group showed improvement in fasting blood glucose level control. These results support the value of pedometer based walking in improving quality of life and controlling blood glucose level in type 2 diabetic patients.
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