Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Factors affecting nonadherence to treatment among type 2 diabetic patients with limited health literacy: Perspectives of patients, their families, and healthcare providers

. Nasrin Pourhabibi; . Roya Sadeghi; . Bahram Mohebbi; . Elham Shakibazadeh; . Mojgan Sanjari; . Azar Tol; . Mehdi Yaseri

Volume 12, Issue 10 , November 2022, , Pages 1-13

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BACKGROUND: Treatment adherence is one of the behaviors associated with type 2 diabetes thatpredicts whether it will be successfully treated or develop complications and become uncontrolled.This ... Read More BACKGROUND: Treatment adherence is one of the behaviors associated with type 2 diabetes thatpredicts whether it will be successfully treated or develop complications and become uncontrolled.This study aimed to determine factors affecting nonadherence to treatment among diabetic patientswith limited health literacy from the perspectives of patients, their families, and healthcare providers.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This qualitative study with a content analysis approach was conductedon 84 eligible type 2 diabetes patients with limited health literacy and poor adherence to treatment,as well as their families and healthcare providers using a purposive sampling method, in Kerman cityin 2021. Interviews were conducted using a semistructured interview guide with a broad, open‑endedquestion to provide a general history of the disease separately. The interviewer asked participantsto identify the perceived barriers to treatment nonadherence. Each interview lasted 45–60 min.MAXQDA version 20 and inductive content analysis were used to code and analyze extracted data.RESULTS: Four major themes emerged from the patients’ perspectives as “financial problems,”“individual factors,” “problems related to medication availability,” and “healthcare providers’ poorpractices.” Two major themes were classified from the perspective of patients’ families as “financialproblems” and “Individual factors,” and four major themes were identified from the viewpoint ofhealthcare providers including “financial problems,” “individual factors,” “scarcity and medicationavailability,” and “poor practice of the healthcare provider.” These mentioned barriers were confirmedregarding treatment nonadherence among study participants.CONCLUSION: Study findings revealed different factors of treatment nonadherence among diabeticpatients with limited health literacy. Therefore, these factors should be considered in tailoringpromotive educational and supportive interventions. Considering the importance of adherence totreatment patients, planning empowerment family‑based interventions focusing on health literacyimprovement seems necessary.

The role of Saudi women in crisis management within the family: The COVID‑19 pandemic as a model

. Haifa Abdulrahman Bin Shalhoub; . Mohammad Ahmed Hammad

Volume 11, Issue 11 , December 2021, , Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: Women play a pivotal role in managing crises and diminishing their seriousconsequences both in the family and society. In the first place, the spread of coronavirus disease2019 ... Read More

Family caregivers’ burden in inflammatory bowel diseases: An integrative review

. Seyed Mostafa Mohsenizadeh; . Zahra Sadat Manzari; . Hasan Vosoghinia; . Hossein Ebrahimipour

Volume 10, Issue 10 , October 2020, , Pages 1-9

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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis diseases, is characterizedby clinical periods of remission and relapse. Excessive care stress can have ... Read More

Health information needs of families at childhood cancer: A qualitative study

. Elham Koohkan; . Saeed Yousofian; . Gholamreza Rajabi; . Firoozeh Zare‑Farashbandi

Volume 9, Issue 12 , December 2019, , Pages 1-8

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INTRODUCTION: Cancer is the second cause of mortality among children. The aim of this studyis to identify the health information needs of families in childhood cancer as main source ... Read More

Parental needs in infant’s end‑of‑life and bereavement in NICU: A qualitative study

. Marzieh Hasanpour; . Narges Sadeghi; . Mohammad Heidarzadeh

Volume 6, Issue 1 , 2016, , Pages 1-7

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Background and Aims: Newborn death is an unexpected outcome for parents. Parents facewith several needs in infant end‑of‑life. The health care team is responsible for meet theseneeds. ... Read More

Effect of needs‑assessment‑based psychoeducation for families of patients with schizophrenia on quality of life of patients and their families: A controlled study

. Viktoria Omranifard; . Azam Yari; . Gholam Reza Kheirabadi; . Mahnaz Rafizadeh; . Mohammad Reza Maracy; . Sima Sadri

Volume 4, Issue 5 , November 2014, , Pages 1-6

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Introduction: Family psychoeducation is one of the most routine interventions in aschizophrenic patients’ management. We evaluated the effects of a needs‑assessment‑basededucational ... Read More

Evaluation of dietary habits and related factors among type 2 diabetic patients: An innovative study in Iran

. Azar Tol; . Bahram Mohebbi; . Roya Sadeghi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , February 2014, , Pages 1-5

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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 ... Read More

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Factors affecting nonadherence to treatment among type 2 diabetic patients with limited health literacy: Perspectives of patients, their families, and healthcare providers

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The role of Saudi women in crisis management within the family: The COVID‑19 pandemic as a model

Abstract

Family caregivers’ burden in inflammatory bowel diseases: An integrative review

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Health information needs of families at childhood cancer: A qualitative study

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Parental needs in infant’s end‑of‑life and bereavement in NICU: A qualitative study

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Effect of needs‑assessment‑based psychoeducation for families of patients with schizophrenia on quality of life of patients and their families: A controlled study

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Evaluation of dietary habits and related factors among type 2 diabetic patients: An innovative study in Iran

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