Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetes with a high prevalence in Iran could affect all aspects of the individual life. Iranian people with diabetes living in rural area have access to health care system and family physician through the health care homes which offer health related care and education to the population. The services are provided by family physician and assistant health provider for remote rural area by weekly visiting tour to provide the opportunity to use health care system&#14...

Introduction: People with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus are frequently admitted to a hospital, usually for treatment of conditions other than the diabetes. Whether in hospital or not, glycemic control is likely to become unstable in these patients because of the stress of the illness or procedure, the concomitant changes in dietary intake and physical activity, and the frequent interruption of the patient’s usual antihyperglycemic regimen. Once in the hospital, the l...

Facilitating empowerment among people with diabetes is the responsibility of all health care providers. However, research suggests that the health care providers do not have the knowledge and skills to facilitate empowerment. As a result, many Iranian people with diabetes experience low levels of empowerment. The aim of the study was to explore and understand how empowerment occurs in people with diabetes in Iran. Grounded theory method using in-depth interviews, field notes, ...