Effectiveness of 30 Minutes Walking Exercise on Blood Glucose Levels of Menopausal Women with Diabetes Mellitus in the Work Area of the Pekanbaru City Health Center

Abstract

Hormonal changes during menopause affect blood sugar levels and make it difficult for some women to control DM. The study aims to analyze and prove the difference in quality of life of menopausal women with DM before and after walking exercise 30 minutes.

The research design used quasi-experimental. The subjects of the study amounted to 86 people divided into 2 groups, namely 43 groups of walking exercise 30 minutes intervention, 43 control groups in menopausal women. Data were collected using the Standard Operating Procedure Walking Exercise instrument, demographic data questionnaire, Menopause Quality Of Life. Paired and unpaired t-test with a significant value of p <0.05. And data using the Wilcoxon Sign Rank test and Mann Whitney U Test. Data processing with the help of statistical software. The results of the analysis showed that there was a significant difference between before and after walking exercise 30 minutes on improving the quality of life of menopausal women with DM (t = 16.729; p = 0.000). The results of this study are expected to be a reference and a reference in making programs, especially Puskesmas in improving the quality of life of Menopause patients.