ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Effect of Exercise on Psychological Well-being in T2DM

Yavari Abbas^1*, Naimeh Mashinchi Abbasi², Reza Vahidi³, Farzad Najafipoor⁴, Mirtaghi Garooci Farshi⁵

¹ Physiology Student Department of Physical Education, National Public Health Management Center (NPMC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;
² Psychology Student of Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran;
³ Assistant Professor of Healthcare Service Management, National Public Health Management Center (NPMC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;
⁴ Endocrine Research Center, Emam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;
⁵ Faculty of Psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz. Iran.

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Received June 15, 2011

Background: Type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM) experience health problems including psychiatric and psychological complications that influence their general health. Since exercise has an additional effect on psychological improvement, we aimed to establish the role of exercise as improvement of psychological problems. Methods: 80 subjects with T2DM were assigned to take exercise for 90 minutes per session, 3 times a week for a period of 4 months. They answered the GHQ-12 questionnaire before and after the study project.
Results: Questionnaires were scored by Likert model and entered the statistical analysis. Our findings demonstrate a significant decrease in the mean GHQ-12 scores. [13.39 ± 5.89 to 8.52 ± 5.12 (p < 0.001)] . Factor analysis by Graetz's three-factor model suggests that factor I (anxiety and depression) associates with more improvement than the other factors.
Conclusion: Exercise improves psychological distress in T2DM and results in improved well-being.

Key words: T2DM, exercise, psychological well-being, GHQ-12, mental health