فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Lifestyle can play an important role in controlling type II diabetes (T2D), and ahigh‑risk lifestyle can exacerbate its effects. The aim of this study was to compare the effectivenessof motivational interviewing with self‑development education on T2D patients’ lifestyle.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a quasi‑experimental study in 2017–2018. The design waspretest–posttest with an active comparison group. The population of this study was T2D patients ofFirouzgar and Imam Reza Hospitals in Tehran. Using targeted sampling, 80 patients were selected andrandomly assigned into experimental and comparison groups. The instrument was a tool for assessinglifestyle determinants in T2D patients (determinants of lifestyle behavior questionnaire) based on thetheory of planned behavior. Intervention program was initially performed, and motivational interviewingwas conducted on Firouzgar Hospital’s patients for 10 sessions while self‑development educationwas conducted on Imam Reza Hospital’s patients for 10 sessions (active comparison group). Toanalyze the data, independent t‑test and Chi‑square test were used.RESULTS: The results showed that the patients who received motivational interviewing had significantimprovement in their lifestyles with a 95% confidence level at P = 0.042, compared to the patientswho had been trained with self‑development education.CONCLUSION: Motivational interviewing improves the lifestyle of T2D patients compared toself‑development education. It is recommended that motivational interviewing be used to help therehabilitation of these patients. This method helps patients control their blood sugar while improvingtheir lifestyle.