This study aims to determine the effects of implementing empowerment program and empowerment with telenursing on self-efficacy, quality of life and Glycosylated hemoglobin of type 2 diabetes .
The most important inclusion criteria are the presence of type 2 diabetes (at least one year), the age range of 30-70 years, and residence in Tabriz city. The most important exclusion criteria are hospitalization during the study period, disconnection for 2 weeks In the first month of intervention and 3 weeks in the second and third months of the study.
The sample size in this study is based on the level of observed effect size through empowerment intervention on the self-efficacy score of the diabetic patients in the previous similar studies, which with the power of 90%, was calculated 43 for each group, and considering 20% loss, it will increase to 52 people. Using the sites related to stratified random sampling, the qualified individuals will be classified in three groups 1 (empowerment), the intervention group 2 (empowerment program with telenursing ) and the control group. For groups 1 and 2, the empowerment program will be held for 2 weeks following the application of pretest. For the intervention group 2, telenursing program will be held for 12 weeks. Post-test for the three groups will be held after 14 weeks. In other words, three variables of self-efficacy, quality of life and glycosylated hemoglobin are measured in weeks 0 and 14.