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Assessing the Effect of Family-based Intervention Education Program on Perceived Social Support among Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Application of Social Cognitive Theory
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MR Amini Moridani   , A Tol , R Sadeghi , B Mohebbi , K Azam |
| School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , sadeghir@tums.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (23759 Views) |
| Introduction: diabetes is one of problems in aging. Family support helps to maintain independence and self-care which results in reducing diabetes cost and burden. This study aimed at evaluating the effect of a family-based social support educational intervention program among older people with type 2 diabetes.
Methods: In this interventional study, eligible elderly patients with type 2 diabetes participated in the study using randomized sampling. A three parts questionnaire including demographic and heath related variable, standard perceived social support instrument and self-designed questionnaire based on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT). After baseline, an educational program performed based on Social Cognitive Theory constructs (SCT) (knowledge and situation analysis, expected outcome, self-efficacy, self-management and self-control to relatives who lived with the subjects (the intervention group). Collected data was analyzed using SPSS version 16 with statistical tests at the significant level of p<0.05.
Results: Before intervention, there was no significant differences perceived social support and constructs of SCT between intervention group and compare based on Wilcoxon test (p>0.05). But after the intervention, there was a statistical difference (p<0.001) . SCT' structures and perceived social support just in the intervention group revealed a statistical differences using Paired t- Test (p<0.001).
Conclusion: family-centered educational program based on SCT can be effective in diabetes care improvement and family support promotion in health care systems. |
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| Keywords: Elder people, Type2 diabetes, Social support, Social Cognitive Theory, Family centered education |
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Type of Study: Quantitative-Research |
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Received: 2015/10/7 | Accepted: 2015/11/21 | Published: 2015/11/21
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