BACKGROUND Prevalence of hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes is two to three times more than nondiabetic patients. This study aimed at assessing the impacts of an educational program based on BASNEF Model on blood pressure modification among diabetic patients with hypertension. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited in an educational intervent...

INTRODUCTION Although depression is often associated with poor glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), this observation has been inconsistent. This exploratory, post hoc analysis investigated associations between depression parameters and glycemic control using data from a 24-month, prospective, observational, non-interventional study evaluating glycemic response foll...

AIM To improve the HRQOL of type 2 diabetes patients with health education and identify factors which may be associated with the QOL to decrease the complications of them. METHODS the subjects in the present study were type 2 diabetes patients with range 25-75 years old. Hundred and twenty individuals were randomly selected from the list of the referee patients of the Diabetic Research patien...

PURPOSE This study was conducted to develop and test the effects of a motivational interviewing self-management program for use with elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. METHODS A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The participants were 42 elderly diabetic patients (experimental group: 21, control group: 21). The motivational interviewing self-management progra...

BACKGROUND Findings of most studies indicate that the only way to control diabetes and prevent its debilitating effects is through the continuous performance of self-care behaviors. Physical activity is a non-pharmacological method of diabetes treatment and because of its positive effects on diabetic patients, it is being increasingly considered by researchers and practitioners. This study aime...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases that is now widely spread around the world, and day by day the number of patients is increasing. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of educational intervention on physical activity, nutrition and laboratory parameters in type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS This semi-experimental study was performed from March to O...

OBJECTIVE To assess adherence to medication among ambulatory patients with type 2 diabetes, ascertain the level of glycemic control, and evaluate patients' opinions on probable reasons for non-adherence with a view to identify areas of intervention to improve adherence. METHODS A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out at a 900-bed tertiary teaching hospital in Ibadan, Southwestern ...