Diabetes Mellituslu Bireylerin Fiziksel Aktivite Davranışları ve İyilik Hallerinin Belirlenmesi

Aim: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the exercise behaviors, and well-being of patients with diabetes mellitus and the affecting factors. Material and Methods: The study was conducted 117 patients with diabetes mellitus applying to diabetes policlinic of an university hospital of diabetes policlinic. “Questionnaire Form”, “Exercise Motivation Questionnaire (EMQ)”, and World Health Organization (WHO-5) Well-Being Index were used for data collection. Number, percentage, mean, standard deviation and median were used as descriptive statistical methods in the evaluation of the data. The distribution of the data was evaluated with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman correlation analysis were used to evaluate non-parametric education about diabetes. Conclusion: The physical activity behaviors of individuals with diabetes mellitus were found to be insufficient, their well-being and motivation for exercise were found to be moderate. No relationship was found between well-being and exercise motivation. It is recommended to develop training programs with a multidisciplinary team approach to improve the physical activity behaviors and motivation of individuals with diabetes mellitus.