Abstract
Background
About 20% of the risk for type 2 diabetes (DM) is attributable
to low level of physical activity (PA). There is evidence on
socioeconomic disparities in PA. Despite the increase in
incidence and prevalence of DM in migrants there is a lack of
information about their attention to PA. Our aim was to assess
level of PA in diabetic migrants and to study the factors
involved in the PA choice.
Methods
A survey among patients followed by an outpatient ‘‘open
access’’ clinic for deprived urban population in Rome was
conducted. Socio demographic data and information on
awareness of disease, healthcare utilization and lifestyle had
been collected through a semi-structured questionnaire
administered to all diabetic patients visited the clinic between
April and October 2014. Descriptive and Univariable statistics
(P < .05) were used to assess the association between sociodemographics
characteristics and the level of PA.
Results
A total of 67 diabetic patients with a mean age of 50.5(SD 9.9)
were included in the study. Among them, 44.8%(30) came from
Indian-Subcontinent and 36.4%(24) were undocumented. Only
one fifth of them knew about DM as a chronic condition. For
37.3% (25) lifestyle is the main cause for developing DM and
67.2% (45) had knowledge about long-term complications.
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The majority of patients (80.6%) reported a moderate intensity
PA. According to our preliminary results, the level of PA is
higher among extra EU-documented EU migrants (p<0.05)
compared with undocumented ones. No association was
detected between PA and having knowledge about complications,
educational level and time from the diagnosis.
Conclusion
The promotion of PA is one of the component of public health
work, according to our finding, a particular attention to
vulnerable groups is needed. This preliminary results enforce
the importance to analyse the impact of all polices on migrant
health in order to identify comprehensive strategies to
promote the adoption of healthy lifestyle.
Key messages
This is a contribution to the international scientific debate
on disparities and chronic diseases among migrant vulnerable
population
It provides a methodology useful for planning and
organizing services for migrants with diabetes
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 386-387 |
Numero di pagine | 2 |
Rivista | European Journal of Public Health |
Volume | 25 (Suppl. 3) |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2015 |
Evento | 8th European Public Health Conference – “Health in Europe – from global to local policies, methods and practices” - Milano Durata: 14 ott 2015 → 17 ott 2015 |
Keywords
- migrants
- physical activity