The Effect of Positive thinking Education on Quality of Life in the Patients with Diabetic Type 2

Abbas Heydari¹ Mohammad Reza Fayyazi Bordbar² and Ali Meshkin Yazd*³

Received: August 16, 2018;   Published: August 24, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.08.001640

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Abstract

Background & Aims: Diabetes is one of the health problems in the world with many complications like diabetic foot that can be resulted in gangrene and amputation and it creates economic and psychological problems which can reduce the quality of life. On the other hand, the effects of patient education as one of the nurses’ duties are emphasized. Therefore, the present study is carried out to compare the effects of Positive thinking on quality of life in the patients with diabetic type 2 in 2017.

Materials & Methods: This semi experienced cross-sectional study was carried out to study the quality of life in 60 patients with diabetic type 2. In this study, simple sampling was used. The instrument for data gathering was SF-36. Positive thinking was trained in 8 sessions of 90 minutes to the Intervention group. The data were analyzed through SPSS software (version 16).

Results: The results of this study showed that positive-thinking education could increase quality of life in the patients with diabetic type 2 and the subjects participating in the post-test had significantly higher quality of life (P < 0.01).

Conclusion: In sum, the results of this study confirm the usefulness and effectiveness of positive thinking in increasing quality of life in the patients with diabetic type 2.

Keywords: Positive Thinking; Quality of Life; Diabetic Type 2

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