A Survey about Self-Care of Diabetic Patients Referring a healthcare center

Objective: Diabetes is one of the most prevalent disorders in human. During recent years the rate of diabetes had been increased in the world and it will be increased by 122% from 1995 to 2025. The aim of this study was to determine the self-care of diabetic patients referred to Rahmatabad health care center in Yazd city, Iran. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive study done on 152 diabetic patients referred to Rahmatabad health care center, Yazd, Iran in 2011. Data were collected through a questionnaire consisting of demographic data (age, sex, level of education, job, and types of diabetes) and also the questions about self-care. The questionnaire was developed in consultation with three health educators and three questionnaire validation experts. After entering into SPSS, data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA.