. Azar Tol; . Bahram Mohebbi; . Roya Sadeghi
Volume 4, Issue 1 , February 2014, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess dietary habits and related factorsamong type 2 diabetic mellitus patients for designing an effective nutrition intervention.Materials ...
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess dietary habits and related factorsamong type 2 diabetic mellitus patients for designing an effective nutrition intervention.Materials and Methods: A descriptive–analytical study was performed on 480 diabeticpatients referred to four selected teaching hospitals affiliated to the Tehran University of MedicalSciences (TUMS) in Tehran for a period of nine months in 2012. Patients’ dietary habits weremeasured by a 51-item self-report instrument with four general questions about dietary habitsand four subscales reflecting domains including general diabetes information (12 items),planning, shopping for, and preparing meals (6 items), eating meals (17 items), and familyinfluence on dietary habits (12 items). The collected data was analyzed by using SPSSsoftware version 11.5. Results were considered significant at a conventional P < 0.05 level.Results: Mean age of the participants was 59.96 ± 11.53 years. Mean scores in the domainswere (53.72 ± 19.83), (57.31 ± 23.82), (52.27 ± 12.13), and (64.72 ± 14.3), respectively.Family influence on dietary habits was highlighted as the most important domain in the dietaryhabits instrument. Study results revealed that there was a significant association betweenthe four domains and socioeconomic and some variables related to dietary habits suchas dietary self-management, planned healthy lifestyle and attending diabetes educationalprograms. Discussion: The important role of family on dietary habits among type 2 diabeticpatients highlighted the role of perceived social support from the family. The results of thesociodemographic variables stressed the necessity of tailoring specific intervention programsaccordingly.