Title

Lifestyle modification and perceived barriers affect quality of life in Type 2 diabetes patients

Authors

Subhasankari Govindhan¹, B. Sudha^2,* & K. Abirami³

Affiliation

¹Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Vinayaka Mission's College of Nursing, Puducherry, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, (Deemed to be University) Salem, Tamil Nadu, India; ²Department of Child Health Nursing, Vinayaka Mission's College of Nursing, Puducherry, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, (Deemed to be University) Salem, Tamil Nadu, India; ³Department of Obstetrical & Gynaecological Nursing, Venkateswara Nursing College, Thalambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Subhasankari Govindhan - E-mail: subhasankarig25977@gmail.com
B. Sudha - E- mail: sudhab222@gmail.com
K. Abirami - E-mail: abiramikarnamurthy@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a growing global health problem and inadequate awareness regarding lifestyle modification increases the risk of complications and mortality. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 150 type 2 diabetic patients at Sukhda Multi Speciality Hospital using a structured questionnaire and statistical analysis including Pearson correlation and ANOVA. The findings revealed that 74% of participants had moderate awareness, while 72% showed poor lifestyle modification practices despite the high prevalence of co-morbidities. A significant positive correlation was observed between awareness and practice scores (P=0.004), indicating that better awareness contributes to improved lifestyle practices among diabetic patients. Thus, data shows the critical role of awareness in promoting effective lifestyle modifications for better blood sugar control and improved quality of life in type 2 diabetes patients.

Keywords

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM), lifestyle modification, knowledge, practice, barrier

Citation

Govindhan et al. Bioinformation 22(8): 4705-4711 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.