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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2021

The effect of peer support on quality of life among type 2 diabetic patients in deprived areas in Iran: A randomized clinical trial.

Arezoo Shahsavari, Fatemeh Estebsari, Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh, Mahnaz Ilkhani

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Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05637437 (Peer-Supported Diabetes Self-Care Intervention to Improve Health-Related Quality of Life), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT05637437 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Peer-Supported Diabetes Self-Care Intervention to Improve Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Diabetes Management in the Elderly With Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM): A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversiti Putra MalaysiaRan2025 to 2026Enrolled90ConditionsType 2 Diabetes MellitusArmsPeer supported diabetes self-care intervention, Usual care
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Arezoo ShahsavariStudent Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh EstebsariDepartment of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Foroozan Atashzadeh-ShooridehDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing and Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Labbafinezhad Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahnaz IlkhaniDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iranshahr University · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundQuality of life (QOL) is one of the effective factors in promoting the health of diabetic patients. In recent years, the role of peer support in the optimal management of diabetes has gained increasing attention. However, contradictory results have been reported from the effectiveness of this method. This study aimed to investigate the effect of peer support on the QOL among type 2 diabetic patients in deprived areas. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study was a randomized clinical trial conducted on 80 patients with T2D referring to the diabetes Clinic in Aligoudarz in Iran. Participants were randomly assigned into two groups of 40 patients. Intervention group received a peer Supportive-educational program for 3 months and the control group received routine clinic care. Diabetes QOL brief clinical inventory was used to collect the data. This questionnaire was completed three times at the beginning of the study, immediately after the 3-day training, and after 3 months of peer supportive intervention. The SPSS software (v. 18.0) was used to analyze the data through the Generalized Estimating Equations.

resultsThere was no significant difference in mean QOL between the two groups before the intervention (

conclusionPeer support program can improve the QOL in type 2 diabetic patients in deprived areas. Therefore, this method can be recommended to improve care and educational programs in these patients.

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Nursing carepeer grouppeer supportquality of lifetype 2 diabetes

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