The effect of FRIENDS education on quality of life of adolescent boys with type 1 diabetes: a quasi-experimental study

People's quality of life is due to emotion control and efficiency, and the FRIENDS program also affects emotion control and empowerment.

The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test with control group. The study population was Adolescent boys with type 1 diabetes in Vali-e-Asr Hospital of Birjand city. Based on the available sampling method, 63 students were first taken in the academic year of 2019 and then 30 students who scored below 50 were selected as the participants. They were randomly assigned to two experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. In experimental group, FRIENDS program was trained in 10 sessions for 2 months (one session per week). To assess the effect of FRIENDS training package on quality of life, the SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire was used.

The results showed that there was a significant difference between the mean components of physical function, energy and vitality, pain tolerance, general health in the experimental and control groups (p <0.05). In other words, treatment based on improving quality of life increased the above components. In the post-test stage, it was tested in the experimental group. But there was no significant difference in the components of physical limitation, social functioning and mental health between the two groups (p> 0.05).

Teaching the FRIENDS program affects quality of life of adolescent boys with type 1 diabetes.