The effect of intensive educational intervention based on the trans theoretical model on improving self-care and blood sugar control behaviors in the elderly with type 2 diabetes

The present study was conducted to determine the effect of education on glycemic control in the elderly with type 2 diabetes.

The present study was a randomized controlled intervention that was performed on 110 elderly people with type 2 diabetes by multi-stage random sampling method in Mallard city (55 in the intervention group and 55 in the control group). The cases received 2 intensive training sessions and then the training follow-up by sending daily SMS to the mobile phone for a period of three months. Data related to demographic status, anthropometric indices, self-care rate and glucose profile indices of patients were collected before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22 and independent t-test, one-way ANOVA and ANOVA.

Comparison of glucose profiles of control and intervention patients before and after three months of educational intervention showed a significant decrease in mean FBS and HbA1c .