Fatani Bader, Alfhaed Nawaf K, Alkhemshi Aseel A, Alomireeni Aseel A, Albarrak Maha S, Alquhayz Mohammed F, Alzahrani Saeed G
Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU.
Medicine and Surgery, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus. 2023 Feb 14;15(2):e34956. doi: 10.7759/cureus.34956. eCollection 2023 Feb.
On March 2, 2020, the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was dedicated in Saudi Arabia. The government established partial quarantine, and all precautions were mandatory on March 23, 2020. This in turn forced people to spend more time at home, leading to changes in the physical activity and dietary habits of individuals. In this study, we aimed to assess the behavioral changes of Saudi diabetic individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic and measure the effectiveness of the behavioral changes of Saudi diabetic individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic on the control of the glucose level. A cross-sectional study was conducted through an online questionnaire sent to diabetic patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Participants ranging from 18 years old and above of both genders were selected. Diabetic patients (type 1 and 2) were included. All collected data for this study were analyzed using Stata 17 (StataCorp LLC, College Station, Texas, USA). A total of 223 people responded. For 45% of individuals, doctor visits significantly decreased (p<0.05), and the percentage of doctor visits also decreased for individuals who previously visited their doctor more regularly. Furthermore, the number of hours spent on tablets increased significantly during COVID-19 (p<0.05). Our findings demonstrate that there are no significant changes in lifestyle factors or glycemic control during the pandemic compared with the pre-pandemic year in individuals with diabetes. However, the rate of patient visits to the doctor was lower than pre-pandemic, with an increase in the rate of physical activity.
2020年3月2日，沙特阿拉伯出现首例2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）病例。政府实施了部分隔离措施，2020年3月23日起所有预防措施成为强制性要求。这反过来迫使人们更多时间待在家里，导致个人身体活动和饮食习惯发生变化。在本研究中，我们旨在评估沙特糖尿病患者在COVID-19大流行期间的行为变化，并衡量沙特糖尿病患者在COVID-19大流行期间行为变化对血糖水平控制的有效性。通过向沙特阿拉伯利雅得的糖尿病患者发送在线问卷进行了一项横断面研究。选取了年龄在18岁及以上的男女参与者。纳入了1型和2型糖尿病患者。本研究收集的所有数据均使用Stata 17（美国德克萨斯州大学城的StataCorp有限责任公司）进行分析。共有223人回复。对于45%的个体，看医生的次数显著减少（p<0.05），对于之前更频繁看医生的个体，看医生的百分比也有所下降。此外，在COVID-19期间花在平板电脑上的小时数显著增加（p<0.05）。我们的研究结果表明，与大流行前一年相比，糖尿病患者在大流行期间的生活方式因素或血糖控制没有显著变化。然而，患者看医生的比例低于大流行前，身体活动率有所增加。
