Summary:
In patients with type 2 diabetes, lifestyle-based health promotion intervention significantly improved health behaviors and reduced irrational health beliefs and unhealthy eating behaviors compared to usual care with no intervention, though it was associated with no major side effects reported.
| PICO | Description |
|---|---|
| Population | Patients with type 2 diabetes, aged 35-65, selected through convenience sampling, totaling 90 participants (45 in the experimental group and 45 in the control group). |
| Intervention | Eight 90-minute sessions of a lifestyle-based health promotion intervention focused on improving health behaviors, beliefs, and eating habits. |
| Comparison | Usual care with no structured intervention provided to the control group. |
| Outcome | The intervention improved health behaviors, reduced irrational beliefs (quantitative metrics not specified), and led to healthier eating behaviors compared to the control group. No significant adverse effects were observed. |
Source: Mohammad Shayan Kolahdouzan, et al. “The Effect of Lifestyle-Based Health Promotion Intervention on Health Behavior, Irrational Health Beliefs, and Eating Behaviour of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.” Read article here.
