BACKGROUND Individual health education is considered to be essential in the overall care of patients with type 2 diabetes (DM2), although there is some uncertainty regarding its metabolic control benefits. There have been very few randomized studies on the effects of individual education on normal care in DM2 patients with a control group, and none of these have assessed the long-term results. ...

BACKGROUND In order to help rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in carrying out and at-taining relevant self-care behaviors and adaptation to the physical limitations of this dis-ease and, conse-quently, promoting their level of health status, an education program based on the PRECEDE component of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model targeting patients with RA was developed. This paper describes the planni...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is a chronic disease and its control requires essential change in patients' life style. The aim of this study was survey of effects of educational intervention based on PRECEDE Model on self care behaviors and control in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS This was a quasi-experimental study carried out in 78 patients with type 2 diabetes who have referred to Minoodasht...

OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of applying the PRECEDE educational model as a framework for controlling iron defiency anaemia (IDA) among high school girl students. METHODS This Quasi-experimental study was conducted between April and July 2009 at Isfahan, Iran. Using a simple random sampling technique, a total of 72 students were selected and divided in two intervention and control group...