EFFECT OF RESISTANCE EXERCISES VERSUS AEROBIC EXERCISES ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS USING PDQS QUESTIONNAIRE

Dr. Kiran Mendhe* and Dr. Y. Praveen Kumar

The aim of this study was to study the effect of resistance exercises versus aerobic exercises on quality of life in patients with Diabetes Mellitus using PDQS Questionnaire. The required sample size was 24 Adding 20% losses to follow up the effective sample size n=30. Therefore, total 60 subjects are recruited and equally allocated (n=30) to 2 groups. The study showed that there is significant difference in PDQS score resistance exercise training than aerobic exercise training. Hence the study concludes that with the increased prevalence of diabetes in India and around the world, it is becoming even more important to assess the quality of life as an outcome measure in long term illness and management. Quality of life is considered as a critical outcome of disease treatment and control.