Evaluating the Effectiveness of Collaborative Care Model on Quality of Life and Metabolic Indexes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

patient education plays an important role in improving their quality of life. The collaborative care model is a new method of self-care training and this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of collaborative care model on the quality of life and Metabolic Control Indexes in patient with type 2 diabetes. In this semi-empirical project 60 patients with type 2 diabetes were studied who referred to the clinic of Jiroft hospital. they were selected based on convenience sampling in 2015-2016. To implement a collaborative model that included four stages of motivation, preparation, engagement, and evaluation, patients were divided into 4 groups and participated in each group for 3 months.The information was gathered by questionnaire, The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 software with Wilcoxon, Mac-Nemar and t-paired tests at a significant level of 0.05. After performing the Collaborative care model, the total mean quality of life increased from 50.7 ±5.7 to 68.3 ±5.2. The results of Wilcoxon test showed a significant difference in care and Metabolic Indexes (P The implementation of this model also improves the Quality of Life and Metabolic Indexes. Therefore, the use of Collaborative care model as an effective model for educating patients with type 2 diabetes is recommended.