the effect of the combinatorial program on improving foot care in type 2 diabetic patients referred to diabetes clinic of samirom city: application of basnef model

background: diabetic foot as a late complication of diabetes imposes high costs to the health care system. the present study aimed to investigate combinatorial educational program based on basnef model on foot care in type 2 diabetic patients referred to diabetes clinic of samirom city. methods: this study is a semi-empirical study, in which 164 eligible patients were selected after the pre-test, and randomly assign in intervention and comparison groups. questionnaire based on ُbasnef structure was used for data collection. post-test was obtained at three and six months after the intervention. data were analyzed using spss v.11.5 and chi-square, t-test and repeated measure statistical tests. findings: before, three months and six months after the education knowledge, beliefs, attitude, intended behavior, enabling factors, and the performance variables were significantly different in the intervention group (p <0.05), but not in the comparison group (p>0.05). subjective norms variable between the two groups was not statistically significant (p>0.05). conclusion: the results showed that education based on basnef model is effective in the promotion of diabetic foot care. thus, implementation, monitoring and follow-up such educational programs based on this model is recommended in diabetes care clinics.