we will study the impact of using pictograms on improving depression and anxiety among type 2 diabetic patients, we suppose that patients who received pictograms-enriched labels will have lower levels of depression and anxiety in comparison with those who will not receive after three month follow-up evaluation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
204
The intervention care includes usual care (instructions for using each anti-diabetic drug) plus pictograms that show how much medications should be taken at each time of day (morning, noon, evening, and night), how to take them in relation to meals, the purpose of the drug, and the most important non-pharmacologic interventions for diabetic patients (weight loss, exercise, avoiding smoking, blood sugar controlling).
Northern Badya Hospital
Al Mafraq, Jordan
RECRUITINGchange in depression level
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
Time frame: 12 weeks following ends of intervention
change in anxiety level
Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7)
Time frame: 12 weeks following ends of intervention
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