Educational interventions to improve self-care and reduce self-neglect in Iranian elderly people with diabetes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Community-dwelling elderly people with diabetes; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Diabetes mellitus

• Registration Number: ISRCTN77260130
• Lead Sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

2024 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-64314-y (added 17/06/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2021-07-30
• Study Start: 2021-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 8 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 135

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 60-80 years old
2. Type 2 diabetes (duration =6 months)
3. Sufficient ability to read and write
4. Sufficient activity daily living
5. Sufficient WhatsApp and Internet literacy
6. Smartphone and Internet access

Exclusion Criteria

1. Persistent serious psychological problem
2. Does not answer phone calls and messages more than three times
3. Reluctant to participate in the intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified