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标题：IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION BASED ON INTERACTIVE APPROACHES ON BELIEFS, BEHAVIOR, HEMOGLOBIN A1C, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN DIABETIC WOMEN
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作者：DIDARLOO ALIREZA ; SHOJAEIZADEH DAVOUD ; ALIZADEH MOHAMMAD 等
期刊名称：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
印刷版ISSN：2008-7802
出版年度：2015
卷号：6
期号：-
页码：0-0
语种：English
出版社：ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
摘要：Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a public health challenge worldwide and to manage it thepatient is required to make some fundamental changes in behavior. Patients should be involvedin care program to improve their diabetes condition and quality of life (QOL). This study aimedto examine the effect of educational program on beliefs, behavior, glycemic control indicator, and QOL among diabetic women.
Methods: In this interventional study, 90 female outpatients with type 2 diabetes were randomlyselected from those referred to diabetes clinic in Khoy, Iran, during 2011. They were dividedinto two groups, 45 participants as the intervention group and 45 subjects as the comparisongroup. Knowledge, beliefs, and behavior by valid and reliable questionnaires, and health?relatedQOL (HRQOL) by means of WHOQOL?BREF questionnaire were assessed. Hemoglobin A1clevel (HbA1c) was measured by the colorimetric method, educational program was conducted on theintervention group for 4 weeks, and changes were compared in two groups after a 3?month follow?up.
Results: After intervention, there was a significant difference between two groups in terms ofthe mean scores of knowledge (P (P Conclusions: Instructional interventions based on interactive approaches can be useful, andapplicable for behavior modification and improvement of HbA1c level and HRQOL in peoplewith DM.
关键词：DIABETES MELLITUS; GROUP?BASED EDUCATION; WOMEN