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Introduction: Diabetes is the commonest chronic disease worldwide. The nature of this disease and its adverse effects cause heavy economic burdens and reduces the life quality of the patients and his/her family. Thus, we designed this study for the assessment of educational needs of diabetic patients in Amir-al-momenin hospital in Zabol.
Methodology: This study was of descriptive –analytical type. The population of the study was chosen intentionally and the samples were gathered from Amir-al-momenin hospital. The tools included a questionnaire which was divided into three parts. The first part was dedicated to the personal characteristics, the second part was about the history of disease and the third part about the diet (16 questions), control area (13 questions) and prevention (13 questions). The data were gathered by the aid of the questionnaire and finally, they were analyzed using descriptive and deductive statistics (SPSS).

Discussion: The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) recommends that every diabetic patient needs 15 hours of education, every two years. The influential and useful effects of patient's education have been excessively proven by different studies. So, it is necessary for the hospitals that trained nurses teach the patients, the necessary knowledge about self-protection.

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Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a common chronic metabolic disease. Optimal management of psychiatric problems, especially depression, may lead to better control of blood glucose levels in diabetics. Unfortunately, depression is usually neglected in medical diseases. We evaluated the prevalence of depression using a simple test, (Beck test), to screen. depression in diabetics.

 

Methodology: This Cross sectional study was performed on 100 patient's refered to diabetes clinic in zabol during a 4-month period. Beck inventory questionnaire for depression was used for data collection. Beck inventory is a depression screening test having 21 indicators 13for cognitive and 8 for physical symptoms. To analyze the data, the Beck test scores for each case were added. Scores of 0–9 were considered as "without depression", 10-16 "slight depression", 17–29 "moderate depression" and scores of 30-63 as "severe depression". Chi–square test and spearman correlation coefficient were used for data analysis

 

Results: Results showed that the majority of patients (52%) were female. The majority of patients (52%) suffered type 2 diabetes. Results suggested that the patients that most of men (23%) has mild depression and 12% in average and the majority of women (18%) have  moderate depression and 10% had severe depression. The majority of patients (38%) had mild depression and moderate depression (30%) and 13% had severe depression.

 

Conclusion: Our findings revealed high prevalence of depression symptoms among diabetic patients (type I and II). Considering the conventional simple therapies for depression, proper screening among diabetics seems to be necessary.

 

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  Introduction : This study was performed with regard to the concerns of World Health Organization about diabetes mellitus, high prevalence of diabetes mellitus and the associated complications during pregnancy, and the absence of information about risk perception for developing diabetes in women with a prior history of gestational diabetes.

  Methodology : This cross-sectional study was conducted on a random sample of 315 women with a previous history of gestational diabetes mellitus. Data were collected using Risk Perception Survey for Developing Diabetes (RPS-DD). In this study, we evaluated risk perception for developing diabetes from different aspects and examined its correlation with other variables.

  Results : The mean age of participants was 30.36±6.3 years. The majority of participants (69%) referred to a prior history of gestational diabetes as a risk factor for developing diabetes mellitus. More than 90% of participants believed that they were greatly at risk of developing diabetes mellitus. Moreover, 33% of subjects considered themselves to be at a higher risk of diabetes mellitus, compared to their same-age counterparts. Moreover, more than 90% of mothers had a high perceived risk of diabetes mellitus.

Conclusion : Despite the high perceived risk of developing diabetes mellitus among the participants and changes these individuals had made in their lifestyle for avoiding diabetes, the evaluation of different factors (e.g., use of vegetables and fruits, physical activity, and body mass index) indicated unsatisfactory results. These findings imply the importance of patient follow-up, home-based care and counseling, along with educational programs for these hwomen

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Introduction:� Type II diabetes is one of the most common chronic complications, which can reduce happiness and hopefulness among patients. Therefore, life skills training can be applied to promote happiness and optimism among diabetic patients. This study aimed to investigate the effects of life skills training on happiness and hopefulness among patients with type II diabetes, referring to healthcare centers of Pakdasht, Iran.

Methodology: In this quasi-experimental study, a pre-test, post-test, control-group design was applied. The study population consisted of all patients with type II diabetes, referring to healthcare centers of Pakdasht in 2015. Overall, 40 patients were selected via simple random sampling and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (n=20 per group). The experimental group received 10 sessions of training on life skills (90 min per session), while the control group did not receive any training. The groups completed the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) and Hope Questionnaire (HQ) for pre-test and post-test assessments. For data analysis, multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was performed, using SPSS version 19.

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Results: The findings showed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of happiness and hopefulness. In other words, life skills training led to a significant increase in happiness and hopefulness among patients with type II diabetes (P&le0.0005).

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Conclusion: Based on the findings, it is suggested that therapists, counselors and clinical psychologists apply life skills training for promoting happiness and hopefulness among patients with type II diabetes.

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Introduction: Diabetes is the most common chronic metabolic disease, which plays an important role in reducing health and quality of life. Accordingly, diabetic patients suffer from high anxiety levels and low self-care behaviors. The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness and psychological well-being education on anxiety and self-care behaviors in patients with type II diabetes.
Materials and Methods: This semi-experimental study was conducted using pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population included all patients with type II diabetes who were the members of Tehran Diabetes Association living in districts 1-3 in Tehran, Iran. After reviewing the inclusion criteria, 75 people were selected using the purposive sampling method and randomly assigned into three groups of 25 people per group. The experimental groups (n=2) participated separately in 10 mindfulness and psychological well-being training sessions for 90 minutes (two sessions per week). On the other hand, the control group was placed on the waiting list for education. The data were collected using an anxiety inventory and revised diabetes self-care behaviors scale. Subsequently, they were analyzed in SPSS software (version 19) through the chi-square test, multivariate analysis of covariance, and Bonferroni post hoc test.
Results: The results showed that mindfulness and psychological well-being intervention significantly decreased anxiety and significantly increased self-care behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes, compared to the control group (P<0.001). However, no significant difference was observed between mindfulness and psychological well-being education regarding a decrease in anxiety and an increase in self-care behaviors (P>0.05).
Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, mindfulness and psychological well-being education methods can be utilized to improve the health-related characteristics of the patients with type II diabetes, decrease anxiety, and increase self-care behaviors.
 

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 Introduction: Diabetes, as the most common disease caused by metabolic disorders, is a major global challenge and one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. This disease can have negative effects on general health, well-being, and the quality of life of patients. Accordingly, the attainment of proper knowledge and behaviors can reduce the complications of this disease. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of education on knowledge, nutritional behaviors, and quality of life of diabetic patients.
 
Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed on 144 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (72 cases per group) in Zabol, Iran. The patients were selected out of those who were referred to diabetes and health centers. The data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire that was administered at pretest and posttest. Subsequently, the obtained data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 20) through the relevant statistical tests.
 
 
Results: In the case group, there was a significant relationship between age and knowledge, quality of life and behaviors, marital status and quality of life, history of disease and knowledge, as well as the method of education with knowledge and quality of life before intervention. After the intervention, the quality of life showed a significant relationship with age, gender, education level, and occupational status (P<0.05). In the control group, the knowledge revealed a significant association with age, education level, occupational status, marital status, history of diseases, income, body mass index, and method of education before the intervention (P<0.05). Moreover, there was a relationship between the history of disease and quality of life, as well as the method of education and self-care behaviors (P<0.05). After the educational intervention, the results revealed the relationship of the method of education with knowledge and self-care behaviors (P<0.05). Among the main variables of the study, in the case group, the quality of life was significantly associated with self-care behaviors after the educational intervention (P<0.05). The two groups were significantly different in terms of knowledge (after educational intervention), behaviors, and quality of life before and after the intervention (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Health education promotes the patients' quality of life and self-care behaviors; moreover, it prevents disease complications that can cause disability, mortality, and socioeconomic problems in society.