Background: Diabetes mellitus is a major health problem Throughout the world.This biochemical disorder is characterized by hyperglycemia, impaired metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins and accompanied by absolute or relative insulin deficiency of the body. This study performed with the aim of determining self-care behaviors at diabetic patients.Matrial & Met...

Background and Objectives: Diabetic foot as one of the most common complications of diabetes is involved in more than %25 of diabetic patients’ lives, and if not treated properly can lead to amputation up to %20. The lack of self-care is the underlying cause of mortality, morbidity and chronic complications of diabetes. Identification and rectifying of diabetic foot care needs of patients...

Introduction: Basic conditioning factors can influence the self-care behaviors, and it is necessary to perform self-care behaviors in order to prevent diabetes complications and improve the quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the effects of basic conditioning factors on self-care behaviors of the patients with type 2 diabetes who referred to Yazd Research Center. Methods: In t...

Background: Smartphone applications play a pivotal role in management, providing care and preventing infectious diseases. It also has the potential impact on supportive and self-care. This study aimed to identify the requirements for a smartphones self-care system to prevent corona-virus (COVID-19). Materials & Methods: This was a descriptive study performed in two main stages in 2020. At the ...

Introduction: Today self care behaviors education is the base of diabetes treatment and the nurses have been the special position in self care education in diabetic patients. The self care behaviors education history to diabetic patients had been speared changes that in this article we will review it and the nurses position in self care behaviors education to diabetic patients. Methods: This a...

Introduction and purpose: Self-care and patients education is the core of diabetes care and control. Family as the most fundamental pillar of society is responsible for the provision of proper and appropriate health care. The current study aimed to investigate the family-oriented empowerment model on self-care behaviors of patients with Type 2 diabetes in Neka. Methods: This quasi-experimental...

  Background &Aims: Afflict by diabetes and patient’s commitment for self-care, induces much stress in routine life which requires the use of coping styles for adaption. The aim of this study was to determine correlation between coping styles and self-care behaviors among diabetic patients.   Material &Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study, 275 type 1 and2 diabetic patients were sele...

Introduction: Self-care in chronic diseases implies the study and control of disease symptoms, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and daily functioning. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of educational text messages on self-care in hypertensive patients in one of the hypertension clinics in Kerman in 2020. Method: The statistical population of this quasi-experimental study...