Abstract
Introduction: The National Health Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019 showed Putrajaya has highest prevalence of overweight (37.7%), second highest for obesity (25.6%) with total prevalence of 63.3% and highest prevalence for depression (5.4%). Although Putrajaya is known to have multitude of recreational facilities, but it has the second highest prevalence for physical inactivity at 36.8%. Furthermore, the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia and diabetes mellitus is higher in Putrajaya then national prevalence at 45.2% and 22.9% respectively. Hence, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya Health Department has taken an initiative to conduct a 6-month program, Program BeatNCDS, at Putrajaya. The objective of the program is to reduce prevalence of overweight and obesity among the participants which is the well-known risk factors for the three main Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) - diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Inclusion criteria for this program includes individuals who are staying in Putrajaya, aged 18 years old and above, and with a minimum BMI of 25 kg/m². This program is divided into three phases, which are pre- screening, Intervention and Post Screening. Phase one started with pre-screening from 15th March till 24th March 2022, followed by opening ceremony and briefing to the participants on 25th March 2022. Participants were screened for body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, random blood sugar, total cholesterol, smoking screening, colorectal cancer screening and mental health screening.
Results: A total of 374 participants who fulfilled all criteria were included in this study. Out of the total, 273 (73%) participants were female. Among these participants, 146 (39%) were in overweight category and 228 (61%) in obese category. As for blood pressure screening, 97 (26%) were at risk of hypertension (130-139/85-89mmhg), where else 103 (27.5%) were hypertensive. A total of 58 (15.5%) screened participants had random blood sugar reading of > 7.8mmol/L, where else 282 (75.4%) with random total cholesterol reading of > 5.2mmol/L. All participants who were at risk were referred to the nearest primary care clinics. Majority of participants were non-smokers 318 (85%), 14 (3.7%) were smokers and 42 (11.2%) unknown smoking status. All smokers were referred to quit smoking clinic. DASS screening tool was used to access for mental health, but only 170 participants completed their DASS screening. Of this number, 3 (1.76%) participants scored severe and 1 (0.59%) very severe for depression. For anxiety, 6 (3.5%) scored severe and 3 (1.76%) scored very severe. None of the participants scored severe or very severe for stress. All of these participants were intervened by counselors on site and referred to nearest primary care clinics. Conclusion: Currently the program is at phase two, whereby participants are given fortnightly virtual interventions that covers diet, physical activity, mental health, NCD and its risk factors, a total of 12 sessions are held to cover these topics. Phase 3 will be carried out in October 2022. At the end of this program, the participants are expected to reduce 5-10% of their initial weight and to continue practicing healthy habits that were shared during the program.
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@proceedings{APCPH2022-P-84,
title = {Preliminary Data Of Program BeatNCDS (Non Communicable Diseases) Putrajaya},
author = {Aashvini Prakash Rao and Juliena Mohd Zaini and Jaysina Ayu Jaafar Siddek and Syazana Mohd Nasir and Noriklil Bukhary Ismail Bukhary and Hj. Amin Sah Hj. Ahmad},
url = {https://apcph.cphm.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/APCPH2022-P-84.pdf
https://apcph.cphm.my/wp-content/uploads/wpforms/1176-1e04940bb5d885bf8711ed19095a89ed/POSTER-OF-PRELIMINARY-DATA-OF-PROGRAM-BEATNCDS-PUTRAJAYA-f8d7c9ce531ab0908f2371e65f2d695d.pdf},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-08-02},
urldate = {2022-08-02},
issue = {7},
abstract = {Introduction: The National Health Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019 showed Putrajaya has highest prevalence of overweight (37.7%), second highest for obesity (25.6%) with total prevalence of 63.3% and highest prevalence for depression (5.4%). Although Putrajaya is known to have multitude of recreational facilities, but it has the second highest prevalence for physical inactivity at 36.8%. Furthermore, the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia and diabetes mellitus is higher in Putrajaya then national prevalence at 45.2% and 22.9% respectively. Hence, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya Health Department has taken an initiative to conduct a 6-month program, Program BeatNCDS, at Putrajaya. The objective of the program is to reduce prevalence of overweight and obesity among the participants which is the well-known risk factors for the three main Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) - diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Inclusion criteria for this program includes individuals who are staying in Putrajaya, aged 18 years old and above, and with a minimum BMI of 25 kg/m². This program is divided into three phases, which are pre- screening, Intervention and Post Screening. Phase one started with pre-screening from 15th March till 24th March 2022, followed by opening ceremony and briefing to the participants on 25th March 2022. Participants were screened for body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, random blood sugar, total cholesterol, smoking screening, colorectal cancer screening and mental health screening.
Results: A total of 374 participants who fulfilled all criteria were included in this study. Out of the total, 273 (73%) participants were female. Among these participants, 146 (39%) were in overweight category and 228 (61%) in obese category. As for blood pressure screening, 97 (26%) were at risk of hypertension (130-139/85-89mmhg), where else 103 (27.5%) were hypertensive. A total of 58 (15.5%) screened participants had random blood sugar reading of \> 7.8mmol/L, where else 282 (75.4%) with random total cholesterol reading of \> 5.2mmol/L. All participants who were at risk were referred to the nearest primary care clinics. Majority of participants were non-smokers 318 (85%), 14 (3.7%) were smokers and 42 (11.2%) unknown smoking status. All smokers were referred to quit smoking clinic. DASS screening tool was used to access for mental health, but only 170 participants completed their DASS screening. Of this number, 3 (1.76%) participants scored severe and 1 (0.59%) very severe for depression. For anxiety, 6 (3.5%) scored severe and 3 (1.76%) scored very severe. None of the participants scored severe or very severe for stress. All of these participants were intervened by counselors on site and referred to nearest primary care clinics. Conclusion: Currently the program is at phase two, whereby participants are given fortnightly virtual interventions that covers diet, physical activity, mental health, NCD and its risk factors, a total of 12 sessions are held to cover these topics. Phase 3 will be carried out in October 2022. At the end of this program, the participants are expected to reduce 5-10% of their initial weight and to continue practicing healthy habits that were shared during the program.},
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