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ArticleJournal of menopausal medicine2017

Effects of Group Counseling on Self-care Behaviors in Menopausal Women with Diabetes.

Parisa Parsa, Roya Ahmadinia Tabesh, Farzaneh Soltani, Manoocher Karami, Nasrin Khorami

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Article in Journal of menopausal medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Impact of diabetes mellitus on the menopausal experience: A scoping review.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Parisa ParsaChronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Roya Ahmadinia TabeshChronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Farzaneh SoltaniMother and Child Care Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Manoocher KaramiSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Nasrin KhoramiDepartment of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesDiabetes is a chronic disease which is common in menopause period. Performing self-care behaviors is effective method for control of diabetes. This study aimed to investigate the effect of counseling on self-care behaviors in menopause diabetes women in 2016 in Hamadan, Iran.

methodsIn this study, 80 menopausal women were randomly selected and allocated to the experimental and control groups (40 per group). Data collected by a questionnaire included of demographic information, self-care behaviors, fasting blood sugar (FBS) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). In the experimental group, training program was run during four sessions in the form of weekly group consulting sessions. During this period, the control group only received routine cares. Three months after intervention (group consultation) self-care behaviors, FBS and HbA1c were compared between two groups. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16 software.

resultsThe self-care score in the experimental group increased from 49.6 ± 12.2 before the intervention to 66.6 ± 9.3 after the intervention (

conclusionsThe results showed that group counseling promoted self-care behaviors and metabolic indices in menopausal diabetic patients.

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