The Effects of a Self-Care Ability Promotion Program on Eating Behaviors in Uncontrolled Blood Sugar-Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Elderly.

Abstract

     The purpose of this research was to study the effects of a self-care competency promotion program on eating behaviors in uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus elderly. A randomized controlled trial research design. The subjects received treatment at the diabetes clinic. Outpatient Nursing Group Kalasin Hospital Kalasin Province, 54 people were selected according to the inclusion criteria and randomly divided into groups by using complete randomization as a control group of 27 people and an experimental group of 27 people. It took 8 weeks. The experimental group received normal nursing care with education and group activities at the 1st and 2nd weeks. Follow-up phone calls were received at the 3rd, 5th, and 7th week. The control group received normal services. Eating behaviors were assessed before and after the end of the program at week 9. Data were analyzed by chi-square descriptive statistics. and t test statistics

     Results: After the 9th week of the experiment, the mean scores of the eating behaviors of the experimental group increased more than before the program (P < .001) and increased significantly more than the control group (P < .001).