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. 2022 Feb 15;14(2):e22253.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.22253. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Efficacy of Residential, Group-Based, Intensive Holistic Lifestyle Intervention Among Type-2 Diabetes Patients - A Single Group Pre- And Post-intervention Study

Sahu Shrimant Kumar  1 , M Santhi Sree  2 , Mohandas Manjusha  3 , Murali Mohan Reddy  4 , Ramya B  5 , Bala Kishore  6 , Rohini Sharma G  7 , Jagat Jit Mohapatra  8
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Efficacy of Residential, Group-Based, Intensive Holistic Lifestyle Intervention Among Type-2 Diabetes Patients - A Single Group Pre- And Post-intervention Study

Sahu Shrimant Kumar et al. Cureus. .

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.

Keywords: body mass index; glycemic control; holistic exercise; non-communicable diseases; therapeutic lifestyle modifications; type 2 diabetes.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Flow diagram showing the flow of participants through the intervention according to criteria recommended by CONSORT guidelines
CONSORT - Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
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