Document Type : Study Protocol
Authors
- Seyedeh-Masomeh Derakhshandeh-Rishehri 1
- Khosro Keshavarz 2
- Delaram Ghodsi 3
- Gholamreza Pishdad 4
- Shiva Faghih 1
1 Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2 Health Human Resources Research Center, Department of Health Economics, School of Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3 Department of Nutrition research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract
Background: Education is the most important principle in managing diseases, especially diabetes. On the other hand, economic burden of diabetes is another important issue. Thus, this study aimed to compare the cost-effectiveness of group vs. Weblog-Telecommunication (Web-Tel) nutrition education on glycemic, lipids, blood pressure, and anthropometric indices of type-2 diabetic patients.
Methods: This randomized controlled trial study will be conducted in health centers of Bushehr city. One-hundred five patients with type 2 diabetes will randomly be assigned to one of the three groups: group education, Web-Tel education, and the control. The study has two phases. The first phase (or preintervention phase) will last two weeks and the second phase (or intervention phase) 12 weeks. In group education, in addition to the usual cares, the participants will receive group seminars monthly (3 seminars in total), while the Web-Tel group will receive education via website monthly (3 sessions in total) besides the usual cares, and the control group will receive the usual cares. The outcomes include glycemic, lipids, blood pressure, and anthropometric indices. Also, the cost of each arm will be calculated.
Conclusion: The present study will compare the two methods of nutrition education to determine the more cost-effective nutrition education method for patients with diabetes which can help them in self-care and costs reduction.
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