Health-promoting Behaviors and its relationship with Perceived Social Support by the Family in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Tabriz-1400

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Abstract: Background: Diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by a chronic increase in blood sugar. This disease is one of the leading causes of death and disability and one of the top health priorities worldwide. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness, limb amputation, and cardiovascular and renal disease. It is estimated that about 415 million adults worldwide have diabetes and by 2040 it will increase to 642 million. 75% of people with diabetes live in developing countries, while half of people with diabetes are undiagnosed. In Iran, 11% of people over the age of 25 have diabetes, which is equivalent to 5.5 million people in the country. This study was conducted to evaluate Health-promoting behaviors and its relationship with perceived social support from family in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: This randomized descriptive-analytical study was performed on 183 patients with type 2 diabetes how were referred to Endocrinology clinic in Sina hospitals of Tabriz during 6-month. After collecting data, using The Health-Promoting Behaviors scale and The Perceived Social Support from Family Questionnaire, the data were analyzed using SPSS16 software. Results: The results of the present study showed that the mean score of health-promoting behaviors in patients with diabetes was moderate. The mean and standard deviation of the total score of health-promoting behaviors (17.74) was 49.62 out of the score range (0-112). Also, the highest mean was related to the stress management dimension and the lowest mean was related to the healthy eating dimension. The mean and standard deviation of the score of perceived social support from the family in patients with diabetes (6.74) was 15.07 out of the score range (0-20), which can be said to be at a good level considering the minimum and maximum score. Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that there is a statistically weak and significant relationship between health-promoting behaviors and the level of perceived social support from the family in patients with diabetes.