Impact assessment of integrated-pathy on anthropometric, physiological, biochemical, and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A single-arm, observational study
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has primarily been managed with modern medicine, which is often target-based and nonholistic, leading to long-term adverse effects. Whereas, integrated-pathy is based on the principles of appropriate application of complementary treatments to support the b...
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has primarily been managed with modern medicine, which is often target-based and nonholistic, leading to long-term adverse effects. Whereas, integrated-pathy is based on the principles of appropriate application of complementary treatments to support the body’s natural healing abilities. It incorporates a range of treatments, including ancient healing practices such as Yoga, Yagya, Ayurveda, Diet, Naturopathy, Pancha-Karma, and diverse Relaxation Techniques along with comprehensive strategies for the management of T2DM.
Objective:
To assess the effectiveness of integrated-pathy on physiological, biochemical, psychological, and anthropometric parameters in T2DM patients.
Materials and Methods:
Based on statistical calculations using G*Power 3.1.9.7, 53 T2DM patients aged (50.26 ± 9.13) years were selected using the convenient sampling. The normality of data (p > 0.05) was checked using the Shapiro–Wilk test in SPSS version 24.0. Psychological variables (quality of life, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, and Quality of Diabetes Self-Care) measured at three-time points (day 0, day 7, and day 45), were analyzed with the analysis of variance followed by Bonferroni-adjusted post hoc tests to control type 1 error. Glucose and cholesterol levels were assessed on day 0 and day 45, while treatment satisfaction was assessed on day 0 and day 7 and analyzed using paired t-tests.
Results:
The inclusion rate of participants was 48.18% with 36 female and 17 male participants. 66.03% of the participants were physically active or moderately active, rest 33.97% were least active or had a sedentary lifestyle. A decrease in weight (1.55%), BMI (1.59%), respiratory rate (6.85%), and systolic blood pressure (4.57%) was observed at the end of 7 day. By the end of 45th day a 4.7% reduction in HbA1c levels (p = 0.003), a 9.44% reduction in postprandial glucose (p = 0.46), and a 10.9% reduction in fasting glucose were noted. Regarding lipid profile markers, there was a slight increase in LDL cholesterol (0.5%) and a significant increase in HDL cholesterol (10.65%, p <0.01). VLDL cholesterol decreased by 7.4%, triglycerides by 2.14%, and total cholesterol by 3.95%.
Conclusions:
Our study has attempted to determine the efficacy of integrated-pathy for T2DM patients. The improvements in the physiological, psychological, and biochemical anthropometric measurements suggest a potentially beneficial move toward this therapy strategy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-37c5622518ff4edd88676acc122b12752025-01-16T08:54:16ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsYoga-Mimamsa0044-05072394-24872024-12-01562869310.4103/ym.ym_57_24Impact assessment of integrated-pathy on anthropometric, physiological, biochemical, and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A single-arm, observational studyAkshay VashishtMedha BhattVedpriya AryaBackground: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has primarily been managed with modern medicine, which is often target-based and nonholistic, leading to long-term adverse effects. Whereas, integrated-pathy is based on the principles of appropriate application of complementary treatments to support the body’s natural healing abilities. It incorporates a range of treatments, including ancient healing practices such as Yoga, Yagya, Ayurveda, Diet, Naturopathy, Pancha-Karma, and diverse Relaxation Techniques along with comprehensive strategies for the management of T2DM. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of integrated-pathy on physiological, biochemical, psychological, and anthropometric parameters in T2DM patients. Materials and Methods: Based on statistical calculations using G*Power 3.1.9.7, 53 T2DM patients aged (50.26 ± 9.13) years were selected using the convenient sampling. The normality of data (p > 0.05) was checked using the Shapiro–Wilk test in SPSS version 24.0. Psychological variables (quality of life, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, and Quality of Diabetes Self-Care) measured at three-time points (day 0, day 7, and day 45), were analyzed with the analysis of variance followed by Bonferroni-adjusted post hoc tests to control type 1 error. Glucose and cholesterol levels were assessed on day 0 and day 45, while treatment satisfaction was assessed on day 0 and day 7 and analyzed using paired t-tests. Results: The inclusion rate of participants was 48.18% with 36 female and 17 male participants. 66.03% of the participants were physically active or moderately active, rest 33.97% were least active or had a sedentary lifestyle. A decrease in weight (1.55%), BMI (1.59%), respiratory rate (6.85%), and systolic blood pressure (4.57%) was observed at the end of 7 day. By the end of 45th day a 4.7% reduction in HbA1c levels (p = 0.003), a 9.44% reduction in postprandial glucose (p = 0.46), and a 10.9% reduction in fasting glucose were noted. Regarding lipid profile markers, there was a slight increase in LDL cholesterol (0.5%) and a significant increase in HDL cholesterol (10.65%, p <0.01). VLDL cholesterol decreased by 7.4%, triglycerides by 2.14%, and total cholesterol by 3.95%. Conclusions: Our study has attempted to determine the efficacy of integrated-pathy for T2DM patients. The improvements in the physiological, psychological, and biochemical anthropometric measurements suggest a potentially beneficial move toward this therapy strategy.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ym.ym_57_24alternative therapycomplementary therapyholistic treatmentintegrated-pathyobservational studytype 2 diabetes mellitus |
| spellingShingle | Akshay Vashisht Medha Bhatt Vedpriya Arya Impact assessment of integrated-pathy on anthropometric, physiological, biochemical, and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A single-arm, observational study Yoga-Mimamsa alternative therapy complementary therapy holistic treatment integrated-pathy observational study type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| title | Impact assessment of integrated-pathy on anthropometric, physiological, biochemical, and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A single-arm, observational study |
| title_full | Impact assessment of integrated-pathy on anthropometric, physiological, biochemical, and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A single-arm, observational study |
| title_fullStr | Impact assessment of integrated-pathy on anthropometric, physiological, biochemical, and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A single-arm, observational study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact assessment of integrated-pathy on anthropometric, physiological, biochemical, and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A single-arm, observational study |
| title_short | Impact assessment of integrated-pathy on anthropometric, physiological, biochemical, and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A single-arm, observational study |
| title_sort | impact assessment of integrated pathy on anthropometric physiological biochemical and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients a single arm observational study |
| topic | alternative therapy complementary therapy holistic treatment integrated-pathy observational study type 2 diabetes mellitus |
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