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Bayat F, Shojaeizadeh D, Hossaini S M, Sadeghi R, Tol A. Effectiveness of Educational Program on Lifestyle Modification among Type II Diabetic Patients. HSR 2013; 8 (7) :1235-1244
URL: http://hsr.mui.ac.ir/article-1-491-en.html
1- MSc Student, Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Professor, Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
3- Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5- Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Background: This study aimed toassess the effectiveness of educational program on lifestyle modification among type IIdiabetic patients. Methods: This was aquasi-experimental study which was conducted to determine the effectiveness of educational program on lifestyle modification among type IIdiabetes patients in 2011.Study population included120 people who suffered from type IIdiabetes and divided into two groups usingrandom allocation sampling method. In this study, the questionnaire included two parts; i.e.demographic and diabetes lifestyle scale that included assessment ofknowledge, attitude and performance on nutrition and physical activity. Educational program was based on face to face approach of the questionnaire. Data collection was conducted in two stages: before and 3 months after the program in the two groups. SPSS softwareand descriptive statistics were used for analyzing the collected data. The significant level was considered as 0.05. Findings: Study results revealed that educational program had apositive effect on enhancing knowledge, attitudes and practice regardingnutrition and physical activity in the intervention group. This increase was significant based on covariance test (P < 0.001). Conclusion: It is necessaryto provide educational intervention on lifestyle modification in nutrition pattern and physical activity using health education and promotion by focusing on knowledge, attitude and performance among type IIdiabetes patients.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: education health and promotion
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2013/02/15 | Published: 2013/02/15

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