Diabetes. Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients should be type 2 diabetics diagnosed at least one year before the research according to a physician. They should be Persian. The patient and his/her primary caregiver should be able to use the smart phone and have the application installed. They should have attended at least one session in the patient education program at Al-Zahra Hospital. Have an interest and informed consent to participate in the program. Having a glucometer at home.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes Experiencing chronic and advanced diabetes complications such as: nephropathy, proliferative retinopathy, amputation Mental retardation, or diagnosis of psychological disorders before diabetes diagnosis or having a severe psychological disorder after diabetes diagnosis Patients with long-term diabetes and no caregivers.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self management of diabetes. Timepoint: Completion of the questionnaire at baseline (before intervention), 21 days later and three months later. Method of measurement: Schmidt et al. Diabetes self-management questionnaire.;HbA1C changes. Timepoint: HbA1C measurement. Method of measurement: HPLC method and Siba electro-foresight device. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences