The Effect of Patient Education Through Social Media on COVID-19-Related Fear, Anxiety, and Self-care in Diabetes Patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210515051303N1

Enrollment

120

Registered

2021-07-17

Start date

2021-06-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-08-30

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Conditions

COVID-19-related fear, anxiety, and self-care in diabetes patients. Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Training will be provided to the patients in the intervention group during two weeks. On each day of this period, content of an educational topic will be uploaded i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: exact diagnosis of diabetes by a physician according to laboratory and clinical tests Being literate Having the ability to use a smartphone, tablet,or laptop Not being infected by COVID-19 Granting written informed consent to participate in the study Being in the age range of 18-60 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having a mental health disorder (Panic disorders, Major depressive disorder, Post traumatic stress disorder)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
COVID-19-related fear, anxiety, and self-care. Timepoint: before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FC-19S), COVID-19 Anxiety scale (CDAS), and Self-care in COVID-19 Scale (SCOVID).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Zirak

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

mohammadzirak@zums.ac.ir+98 24 3314 8318

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026