The Effects of Self-management Education Based on Theory of Planned Behavior on Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

The Effects of Self-management Education Based on Theory of Planned Behavior on Self-management and Quality of Life of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and the Other Influencing Factors of Quality of Life

The aims of the study are as follows:

• To improve self-management intention and behavior of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2 DM).
• To promote patients to make plans for their self-management and gradually integrate the self-management plan into their daily life.
• To improve resilience, well-being, fatigue and quality of life of patients with T2 DM

In order to achieve the aims, we have set the following objectives:

• To develop and apply self-management education program based on the extended theory of planned behavior.

• To evaluate the efficacy of the educational program:

  1. Self-management education program delivered face to face (intervention group); (b) standard usual care (comparison group).

This study employs a quasi-experimental study design with an intervention and comparison group and follow-up of 3 months; there will be two measuring points (baseline and 3 months after the intervention) , and 9 measures.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. age ≥18 years
2. duration of type 2 diabetes ≥3 months
3. without any severe complication and impaired cognition.

Exclusion criteria are:

1. severe physical handicap or mental illness
2. presence of other serious disease such as cancer and stroke.