EFFECTIVENESS OF AN E-MODULE AND ITS IMPACT ON CONTROLLING HYPERTENSIVE EPISODES AS PART OF A LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION AMONG OBESE ADULTS
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Obesity, adults, lifestyle, e-module, Saudi
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In the city of Madinah, a notable gap exists in the realm of awareness programs aimed at curbing the rising incidences of obesity Methodology A quasi-experimental study using purposive sampling was conducted with 168 obese participants, including 86 in the experimental group and 82 in the control group, based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. The enrolled participants took the same pre- and post-tests. The newly created lifestyle survey questionnaire, used as both pre- and post-tests, combined the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite (IWQOL-Lite) and the Hypertension Quality of Life Questionnaire (HQLQ), with adaptations were made for the Saudi context. Findings The results of the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, conducted for 86 participants in the experimental group and 82 participants in the control group across the following lifestyle factors: "Diet as a Lifestyle," (p < 0.05) "Emotional Feeling as a Lifestyle," (p < 0.05) "Career Pressure as a Lifestyle," (p < 0.05) "Activities of Daily Living as a Lifestyle," (p < 0.05) "Exercise as a Lifestyle," (p < 0.05) and "Sleep Pattern as a Lifestyle," (p < 0.05), all revealed significant differences in the experimental group; while no significant changes (p > 0.05) were observed in the control group across all factors. Conclusion An e-module can be an effective tool for changing the lifestyle among obese adults in controlling hypertension. The highest-ranking lifestyle factors, along with the second rank, were identified as "Exercise as a Lifestyle" and "Diet as a Lifestyle," respectively, based on their significant impact on controlling hypertension among obese adults.
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