Comparing Gain and Loss Framed Message Texting (SMS) on Foot Self- Care Behaviors Among Women with Type 2 Diabetes

authors:

avatar Z Baji 1 , * , avatar F Zamani Alavijeh 2 , avatar Gh Shakerinejad 3 , avatar M Tehrani 4

Department of Public Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Centre, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur Medical Sciences University, Ahvaz, Iran
Health Education Research Department,, Health Education, Ahvaz, Iran
Health Education Research Department, Ahvaz, Iran
Shiraz E-Medical Journal: Vol.19, issue Suppl; e66298
published online: February 23, 2017
article type: Abstract
received: January 15, 2018
accepted: January 01, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/semj.66298

how to cite: Baji Z, Zamani Alavijeh F, Shakerinejad G , Tehrani M. Comparing Gain and Loss Framed Message Texting (SMS) on Foot Self- Care Behaviors Among Women with Type 2 Diabetes. Shiraz E-Med J. 2018;19(Suppl):e66298. https://doi.org/10.5812/semj.66298.

Abstract

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Background: The effectiveness of the educational message for motivating to change behavior may be greater than the actual contentof a message, depending on how the message is designed.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of gain and loss messages via SMS mobile phone on foot self-care behaviors in women with Type 2 diabetes who were referred to the Ahwaz diabetic clinic.
Methods: In this randomized controlled trial study, 189 Type 2 diabetes patients were selected by convenience sampling and
then randomly divided into 3 exp. groups and cont. group. Two experimental groups received gain and loss educational message
of foot care behaviors via mobile phone short message service for 2 months. Research data were collected through interviews
using demographic and disease characteristics questionnaires and the summary of diabetes self-care activities were measured.
The collected data were analyzed by using the SPSS 16 software, paired t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Chi-square at the level of 0.05 significance.
Results: Before the intervention disease characteristics, individual variables and the average score of foot care behaviors of the
study groups were similar. After the intervention, a significant increase occurred in the mean score foot care in experimental
groups (P = 0.001). It was also shown that this increase in loss framed message group is significantly more than the gain message group (P = 0.01).
Conclusions: According to the results, designing and implementing educational programs based on mobile phone short message
service and loss framed messages could improve foot- care behaviors in diabetic patients.

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