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Study aim
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Determining the effect of blended learning on a health-promoting lifestyle and self-efficacy in patients with type 2 diabetes
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Design
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Clinical trial with control group on 80 patients
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Settings and conduct
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Patients with type 2 diabetes who are referred to the diabetes clinic in Hamadan will be included in the study if they are eligible and will be randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups using a randomized block design. The study is unblinded.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Definitive diagnosis of type 2 diabetes by an internal medicine specialist, at least 6 months since the onset of the disease, age between 18 and 70 years, access to a smartphone by the patient or their caregiver, literacy.
Exclusion criteria: Presence of a specific underlying disease that makes participation in the study impossible.
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group: In the intervention group, in addition to receiving routine services, a three-component educational intervention (face-to-face, virtual, and reminder) is also provided. Face-to-face education is provided for four weeks (one 45-60 minute session each week) using lectures. Face-to-face education includes familiarization with diabetes, complications, the importance of self-care, physical activity, and adherence to health guidelines. Virtual education is provided using the "Diabetes Assistant" application, which has sections for individual profiles, educational content, reminders for medication use, and complications of the disease, and is available to patients for 6 weeks. Reminders are also provided by sending health messages via daily text messages. Control group: The control group uses routine education.
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Main outcome variables
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health-promoting lifestyle؛ self efficacy