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Investigation of the Effect of Lifestyle Training on the Quality of Diabetic Patients’ Life
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Soraya Soheili    , Fatemeh Firoozi |
| islamic azad university , soraya.soheili@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: (1918 Views) |
Introduction: Diabetic patients are exposed to a number of psychological and social problems that can adversely affect their quality of life. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of lifestyle training on the quality of diabetic patients’ life.
Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental and interventional study was conducted on 74 patients who were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups (37 cases per group). The intervention was an educational program in the form of training sessions to teach diabetic patients about their lifestyle, including nutrition, exercise, diet, stress and anxiety control, as well as the prohibition of smoking. The data were collected through administering the demographic characteristics and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaires. The independent t-test was then used to compare the intervention and control groups in terms of demographic characteristics, and the chi-square test was utilized for normal quantitative and qualitative variables. Additionally, the independent t-test and a paired t-test were run to evaluate the mean scores of quality of life before and after the intervention between the two groups and within each group, respectively. In all tests, a P-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. After data collection, the data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software (version 16).
Results: The mean age of the subjects was determined at 48.9±10.8, and the majority (75.6%) of the cases were female. The duration lengths of diabetes were 16.89±5.40 and 19.00±4.60 years in the control and intervention groups, respectively. The results revealed a statistically significant difference (P<0.001) between the intervention and control groups in terms of the mean±SD of the total score of quality of life, as well as its four dimensions before and after the intervention.
Conclusion: Lifestyle education can improve the quality of diabetic patients’ life.
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| Keywords: Diabetes, Lifestyle, Quality of life. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Interventions for diabetes
Received: 2021/11/4 | Accepted: 2022/01/11 | Published: 2022/02/8
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