The Effect of Self-Care Behaviors Training in Multimedia On Quality of Life and Self-Efficacy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Download PDF

Background and purpose: Nowadays, the development of media tools has a significant role in life and promotion of people's health. The present study aimed to determine the effect of training multimedia education self-care behaviors on quality of life and self-efficacy in patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: This is a clinical trial study. Which were selected on 60 diabetic patients referred to RaziSaravan Hospital and were randomly divided into two intervention and control groups. Demographic characteristics questionnaire, quality of life questionnaire for Thyroid diabetic patients and Self-care behaviors questionnaire for diabetic patients were used to collect data. The intervention group was trained in multimedia for three sessions and the duration of each session was 30-45 minutes. There was no intervention for the control group. Questionnaires were completed before intervention and one month after the intervention. Data analysis was done using spss23 software. Results: The mean and standard deviation of quality of life and the level of self-efficacy before and after intervention were respectively 33.66 ± 60.90 and 33.46 ± 6.21, 35.63 ± 8.11 and 34.03 ± 5.41. There was no statistically significant difference (p≥0.05). Mean and standard deviation of quality of life after intervention in intervention and control groups were 41.8 ± 1.34 and 34.4 ± 7.34, 42.93 ± 7.68, and 34.8 ± 6.42. There was a significant difference between the two groups (p≤0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results of the research, the use of multimedia training method can be effective in promoting self-care behaviors in order to improve quality of life and self-efficacy.