Assessment of Health Promoting Behaviors and Relevant Factors Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients Covered by Asadabad School of Medical Sciences

Given the importance of adhering to health-promoting behaviors by patients with diabetes and the need to detect factors affecting the adoption of this behavior, this study aimed to assess the health-promoting behaviors and relevant factors among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Asadabad, Iran.

This cross-sectional study included 427 type 2 diabetic patients referred to the diabetes clinic of Ghaem hospital in Assadabad. The data collection tool was a two-section questionnaire addressing the participants’ demographic information and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Health Promotion. Data analysis was performed with SPSS software version 16 using descriptive and analytical statistics. In this study, p<0.05 was set as the significance level.

The participants’ mean score of total health-promoting behaviors was 51.95±10.03. Of the six dimensions, the highest mean score was obtained for stress management and enjoy-life, and the lowest mean score was related to risk-reducing and health responsibility. There was a significant relationship between total health-promoting behaviors with age, years spent with diabetes, level of education, employment status, family income status, and body mass index.

The diabetic patients’ health-promoting behaviors were not at an acceptable level; hence, it is necessary to develop and implement various health education and health promotion interventions to improve the health-promoting behaviors of diabetic patients by focusing on the low-level dimensions and factors associated with such behaviors.