Lifestyle and the Health of Saudi Women

This book composes a couple of exploratory studies that were conducted in the city of Dammam in Saudi Arabia with the aim of informing lifestyle-related health conditions, specifically Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), in Saudi women. In the first study, a cross-section of women (n=407) participated in survey-questionnaire interviews about lifestyle-related health beliefs and behaviours, and lifestyle-related religious teachings. In the second study, women at risk of or diagnosed with T2DM (n=35 including drop-outs) were assigned to two groups; an Intervention Group participated in a T2DM education program, based on international standards and adapted to participants cultural and religious contexts, and a Usual Care Group received the usual care for diabetes. Outcomes included blood glucose, body composition measures, six-minute walk distance, life satisfaction, quality of life, and diabetes knowledge. Participants in the Intervention Group participated in a focus group discussion of their program experience. Data from both studies were analyzed based on mixed methods; descriptive statistics SPSSv.20 was used to analyze the quantitative data and Atlas.ti® software to code themes in

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Hana Al-Bannay was born in Qatif, Saudi Arabia. She obtained M.A. of Professional International and Intercultural Communication from Royal Roads University and Ph.D. of Rehabilitation Sciences from the University of British Columbia in Canada. Her research interests include cross-cultural health communication, and the health of Muslim women.