background: the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of educational program based on the basnef (belief, attitude, subjective norm, and enabling factors) model on eye care among patients with insulin independent diabetes mellitus in shiraz city, fars province, iran. methods: we enrolled 100 patients with non-insulin independent diabetes mellitus (type ii) fulfilling the inclusion ...

background: diabetic foot as a late complication of diabetes imposes high costs to the health care system. the present study aimed to investigate combinatorial educational program based on basnef model on foot care in type 2 diabetic patients referred to diabetes clinic of samirom city. methods: this study is a semi-empirical study, in which 164 eligible patients were selected after the pre-tes...

conclusions orem’s self-care model is significantly effective in reducing the fatigue of multiple sclerosis patients. objectives to determining the effect of orem’s self-care model on fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients. patients and methods this research involved a clinical trial. sixty-three multiple sclerosis patients at the vice-chancellor in treatment affairs of yasuj university of medi...

background: the need to provide high quality prenatal care services, which take account of women's views and specifi­cally address their need for information, support and communication, has been advocated and group prenatal care, had been sug­gested as one of the ways to achieve this objective. the purpose of this study was to examine the impact of group versus in­dividual prenatal care on sati...

background : self-care plays a critical role in successful diabetes management. it is important for health professionals to understand the factors that influence the self-care behaviors of people with diabetes. the purpose of this study was to determine predictors of self-care and its effective factors among women's with type 2 diabetes mellitus in zahedan via health belief model. methods : thi...

Objective: Traditional health care systems were not capable to face successfully with chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus. In this regard, the Chronic Care Model or CCM was created to promote quality of care. The aim of this study was to examine whether establishment of chronic care model, with focus on diabetic patients, has led to clinically significant outcomes in Iran. Materials a...

introduction: supplementary health care services are provided to offer health care services beyond existing medical services at a reasonable cost to all members. these supplementary health care services contribute to the health and quality of life of the members and therefore membership provides peace of mind and a sense of security. this study aimed at investigating supplementary health care s...