Abstract
Introduction: Diabetes is a common noncommunicable disease across the world with a remarkable rate of early death in some countries. This survey aimed to assess the effect of educational intervention on self-care behaviors among patients with diabetes, an application of PRECEDE model. Materials and Methods: A randomized control trial study was conducted on 106 patients with type 2 diabetes who had active records in the diabetes clinics (just two clinics) in the Iranian city of Gorgan. Patients were randomly assigned into control (53 patients) and intervention (53 patients) arms. Data were collected using a three-part questionnaire including (1) a self-care behavior questionnaire based on PRECEDE model, (2) a checklist of demographic and anthropometric characteristic, and (3) a patient sheet to record glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C). To analyze data, Shapiro–Wilk, ANOVA repeated measure, Tukey tests, and linear regression model were applied. P
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