The effect of Commitment and Acceptance Education on fasting Blood Sugar Levels and Health-Related Quality of Life in Women with Type II Diabetes

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of commitment-based education and acceptance on blood sugar levels and health-related quality of life in women with type II diabetes. The statistical population included all diabetic women referred to the endocrinology department of Imam Hossein Hospital located in Tehran in the fall of 1400. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre- and post-test and follow-up with the control group. The available sampling method (30 diabetic women) was selected and randomly divided into experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. The pre-test stage, the Diabetes Quality of Life Questionnaire Scale and the fasting blood sugar test were performed. Then the experimental group was trained for 8 sessions and the control group did not receive any intervention and at the end both groups underwent post-test and follow-up period (3 months). Data analysis was performed using univariate analysis of covariance for health-related quality of life and repeated measures analysis of variance was used to measure fasting blood sugar. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups after the training. Thus, the mean score of health-related quality of life in the experimental group increased compared to the control group and the fasting blood sugar level decreased (P <0.001).