Educational interventions to improve self-care and reduce self-neglect in Iranian elderly people with diabetes

Designing and evaluating educational interventions based on mindfulness and/or self-regulation in improving self-neglect and self-care in elderly people with diabetes in Shiraz

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN77260130

Enrollment

135

Registered

2021-09-28

Start date

2020-11-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-08

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Conditions

Community-dwelling elderly people with diabetes Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Diabetes mellitus

Interventions

This study was conducted over 24 weeks at three Urban Health Centers in Shiraz, Iran. Among the urban health centers with the most people with diabetes, three centers were randomly selected and then t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 60-80 years old 2. Type 2 diabetes (duration =6 months) 3. Sufficient ability to read and write 4. Sufficient activity daily living 5. Sufficient WhatsApp and Internet literacy 6. Smartphone and Internet access

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Persistent serious psychological problem 2. Does not answer phone calls and messages more than three times 3. Reluctant to participate in the intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measured at baseline, week 4, and week 16 after intervention programs: 1. Demographic information collected using a researcher-made questionnaire that included gender, age, marital status, education level, occupational status, living arrangement, duration of diabetes, other diseases 2. The different activities of diabetic patients during the previous 7 days measured by a 12-item self-report scale: Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) 3. Mindful self-care assessed using the mindful self-care scale (MSCS). This instrument measures the frequency of behavior within the past week in six subscales: mindful relaxation, physical care, self-compassion, and purpose, supportive relationships, supportive structure, mindful awareness, and three general items 4. Elder self-neglect measured by the Elder Self-Neglect Scale (ESNS) developed by the researchers. It consists of 26 items that specified the frequency of the self-neglect behaviors. 5. Self-regulation behavior in elder diabetics measured by the Short form Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSRQ). It included 31 items that the higher the scores indicate a better level of self-regulation	—

Measure

Time frame

Measured at baseline, week 4, and week 16 after intervention programs: 1. Demographic information collected using a researcher-made questionnaire that included gender, age, marital status, education level, occupational status, living arrangement, duration of diabetes, other diseases 2. The different activities of diabetic patients during the previous 7 days measured by a 12-item self-report scale: Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) 3. Mindful self-care assessed using the mindful self-care scale (MSCS). This instrument measures the frequency of behavior within the past week in six subscales: mindful relaxation, physical care, self-compassion, and purpose, supportive relationships, supportive structure, mindful awareness, and three general items 4. Elder self-neglect measured by the Elder Self-Neglect Scale (ESNS) developed by the researchers. It consists of 26 items that specified the frequency of the self-neglect behaviors. 5. Self-regulation behavior in elder diabetics measured by the Short form Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSRQ). It included 31 items that the higher the scores indicate a better level of self-regulation

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Iran

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026