scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Self-Care Training on Quality of Life Among Elderlies With Diabetes

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 32-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hojatollah Mahdi ◽  
Seyyed Mohmmad Bagher Maddah ◽  
Farahnaz Mahammadi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Care Training

The Effect of Spiritual Self-care Training on the Quality of Life of Mothers of Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 714-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zohreh Sekhavatpour ◽  
Tayebe Reyhani ◽  
Mohammad Heidarzade ◽  
Seied Mehdi Moosavi ◽  
Seied Reza Mazlom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Mothers Of Preterm Infants ◽  
Care Training ◽  
Spiritual Self

scholarly journals The Effect of Self-Care Training on Blood Sugar Control, HbA1C Level, and Life Quality of Diabetic Patients in Birjand, East of Iran: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Forough Ahrari ◽  
Zabihullah Mohaqiq ◽  
Mitra Moodi ◽  
Bita Bijari
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Blood Sugar ◽  
Hba1c Level ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Care Training ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

Background. As one of the most important public health problems worldwide, diabetes is closely linked with patients’ lifestyles. The optimal approach to treating diabetes is to prevent it. Our aim in this study was to assess the impact of self-care behaviors on quality of life, blood sugar control, and HbA1C level in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods. This randomized clinical trial examined 100 diabetic women referred to Ghadir Comprehensive Health Center in Birjand in 2019. A 5 cc fasting blood sample was taken from each participant. The participants were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. For the experimental group, a 10-session self-care training workshop was held. Baseline and postintervention fasting blood glucose, HbA1C level, and life quality of the two groups were assessed and compared six months after the intervention. Data were analyzed in SPSS (16). Results. In the experimental group, the mean serum HbA1C level decreased from the baseline 7.5 ± 1.5 to 6.3 ± 1.0 ( P < 0.001 ). Fasting blood sugar in the intervention group decreased from 136.3 ± 43.5 to 127.3 ± 22.9, but the reduction was not significant ( P = 0.322 ). The mean scores of the quality of life ( P = 0.002 ) and the visual analogue scale ( P < 0.001 P < 0.001) in the experimental group increased significantly compared to the control group. Conclusion. Self-care training for diabetic women had positive effects on both life quality and disease control. Therefore, it is recommended that self-care training be delivered and taken more seriously by physicians and health care providers in addition to drug therapy.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Elements of Self-Care Training Curriculum for Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Relief Workers Based on the Akker Model

2021 ◽  
pp. 214-222
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Self Care ◽  
The Self ◽  
Training Curriculum ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Care Training ◽  
Teaching Learning

INTRODUCTION: The present study aimed to investigate the elements of the self-care training curriculum for Iranian Red Crescent relief workers based on the Akker model. Exposure to accidents and disasters causes feelings of stress, anxiety, fatigue, weakness, and hopelessness. Due to the intense activities and the problems they encounter during traumatic episodes, they are endlessly anxious and stressed. However, they can control the pressures inflicted by the environment with the required training and effective scientific methods. METHODS: The present qualitative research study prevails based on the database theory. The statistical population comprises 25 curriculum experts and Red Crescent relief workers selected through purposeful and criterion-based sampling. After clarifying the theoretical founding and expert perspectives regarding designing self-care training curriculum and quality of life (QoL) theory, the basic concepts, and components or the logic of curriculum design were specified. FINDINGS: The results showed that the characteristics of the elements of the self-care training curriculum considering the focus and the characteristics of the quality of life (QoL) theory based on the logic of the curriculum in the form of a model are as follows.Objectives (general and specific), content characteristics (principles of organizing and content selection), teaching-learning methods (priorities of selection and types of teaching methods), teaching-learning activities of relief workers, assessment (consecutive assessment and self-assessment), study materials and resources (physical and non-physical resources), space (virtual and online, real: emergency, accident), time and place (flexible), grouping characteristics (developing relief workers’ sense of duty and belonging to the group in accidents and emergencies) and consequences: improving health literacy, correcting lifestyle, reducing the number of paramedics with contagious non-contagious diseases, diminishing the risky behaviors of paramedics, obtaining a set of skills and achieving individual, group and collective self-care competence. The model was validated and approved by experts and specialists through the Delphi method. CONCLUSION: Presenting and implementing a self-care training curriculum in the in-service programs of the Iranian Red Crescent Society can boost their quality of life (QoL) and contentment, while fully preparing them to withstand and deal with emergencies.

scholarly journals AB0912-HPR AMIGOS DE FIBRO (FIBRO FRIENDS): EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH FIBROMYALGIA IN BRAZIL

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1478.1-1478
Author(s):  
M. Antunes ◽  
A. Schmitt ◽  
A. Pasqual Marques
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Primary Health

Background:Health education is pointed out as the front line in non-pharmacological approaches in fibromyalgia.Objectives:To develop an interdisciplinary educational program to promote the health of individuals with fibromyalgia in Brazil.Methods:This is a qualitative study, through a focus group, carried out in a Basic Health Unit in the city of São Paulo, SP. The guiding questions were about the needs and demands exposed by patients with fibromyalgia and health professionals who work in primary health care. 12 individuals with fibromyalgia and 10 health professionals participated. The data were analyzed using the content analysis method proposed by Bardin, specifically the thematic content analysis.Results:Amigos de Fibro (Fibro Friends) should be conducted through lectures, dynamics and conversation circles. The educational program must include 15 meetings with weekly frequency. The meetings are: 1st to present the program and socialization activities. 2nd: Doctor presents the concepts of fibromyalgia. 3rd: Nurse informs about practices and environments that favor self-care. 4th: Social Worker shows the importance of support. 5th: Physiotherapist shows the main body practices and physical activity. 6th: Nutritionist presents an adequate and healthy diet. 7: Psychologist shows mental health practices. 8th: Pharmacist informs about medicines. 9, 11 and 13: participants perform activities at home. 10: Naturologist presents integrative and complementary practices. 12th: Occupational Therapist encourages methods to save energy. Day 14: Speech therapist helps in the quality of sleep. 15: closing activity.Conclusion:Amigos de Fibro is a program that presents interdisciplinary educational information for individuals with fibromyalgia, being considered a trend of care for the future. The next step is to conduct a clinical trial to verify the effect of this intervention and then implement it in the health service in Brazil. Fibro Friends was created from the conjunct action of patients and healthcare professionals, it can be an effective educational tool to be implemented at primary health attention centers, promoting the self-care, life quality and the promotion of health in individuals with Fibromyalgia. Fibro Friends is an excellent tool for patient education and counseling in Brazil.References:[1]Antunes M, Ferreira A, Oliveira D, Júnior JN, Bertolini S, Marques AP. There is association between the level of physical activity and quality of life of women with fibromyalgia?. Annals of rheumatic diseases. 2019;78(2)650-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-eular.2835.[2]García-Ríos MC, Navarro-Ledesma S, Tapia-Haro RM, Toledano-Moreno S, Casas-Barragán A, Correa-Rodríguez M et al. Effectiveness of health education in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 2019;55(2):301-13. https://doi.org/10.23736/S1973-9087.19.05524-2.[3]Oliveira DV, Ferreira AAM, Oliveira DCD, Leme DEDC, Antunes MD, Nascimento Júnior JRAD. Association of the practice of physical activity and of health status on the quality of life of women with fibromyalgia. Journal of Physical Education. 2019;30(1): e3027. https://doi.org/10.4025/jphyseduc.v30i1.3027.[4]Stuifbergen AK, Blozis SA, Becker H, Phillips L, Timmerman G, Kullberg V, et al. A randomized controlled trial of a wellness intervention for women with fibromyalgia syndrome. Clinical Rehabilitation. 2010;24(4):305-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215509343247.Acknowledgements:This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001.Disclosure of Interests:None declared

Serving Students Takes a Toll: Self-Care, Health, and Professional Quality of Life

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Portia Jackson Preston ◽  
Hannah Peterson ◽  
Delia Sanchez ◽  
Athena Corral Carlos ◽  
Aaliyah Reed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
Care Health
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