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Effectiveness of “Short Self-Management” Intervention on Empowerment of Women with Type 2 Diabetes with Psychological Insulin Resistance
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Bahareh Shahalizadegan    , Bahman Akbari , Samereh Asadi Majreh , Leila Moghtader |
| Professor, Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran. , bakbari4@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: (1448 Views) |
Introduction: Empowering people with type 2 diabetes plays an important role in their life. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of “Short Self-Management” intervention on empowerment of women with type 2 diabetes with psychological insulin resistance.
Methods: The present study was performed by quasi-experimental method with pre-test, post-test and 2-month follow-up with the control group. The population of this study was women with type 2 diabetes with psychological insulin resistance who were registered in the Guilan Diabetes Charity Association in 2020 and were eligible for support services. 32 women with type 2 diabetes mellitus with psychological insulin resistance were purposefully selected and then randomly divided into two groups of intervention (16 people) and control (16 people). Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and the “Diabetes Empowerment Scale-Short Form” The content validity was measured by qualitative method and reliability was measured by internal consistency method by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient. After performing the pre-test, the intervention group received 90 minutes of “Short Self-Management” Intervention in 6 sessions. During this period, the control group was on the waiting list for intervention. After the intervention and after 2 months, post-test and follow-up were performed. Data analysis was analyzed in SPSS.21.
Results: The results of repeated measures analysis of variance showed that the trend of changes in empowerment of women with diabetes from pre-test to follow-up (time-group interaction) was different in groups (F=31.729, P=0.001).
Conclusions: “Short Self-Management” intervention is an effective way to empower women with type 2 diabetes with psychological insulin resistance. It is recommended that this intervention be used to empower people with type 2 diabetes with psychological insulin resistance in medical centers.
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| Keywords: Self-Management, Empowerment, Type 2 Diabetes. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
health & social welfare management
Received: 2021/09/22 | Accepted: 2021/10/13 | Published: 2021/12/31
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