1. Types of health-related procrastination in patients with type-2 diabetes: a qualitative content analysis.
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Shareinia, Habib, Ghiyasvandian, Shahrzad, Rooddehghan, Zahra, and Esteghamati, Alireza
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TYPE 2 diabetes , *PROCRASTINATION , *PEOPLE with diabetes , *CONTENT analysis , *PATIENT compliance , *SEDENTARY lifestyles , *JUDGMENT sampling - Abstract
Background and objectives: Health-related procrastination refers to a delay in the performance of health-related activities, which is a rather neglected subject despite being critical. Due to the adverse effects of procrastination on the care and treatment of patients with type-2 diabetes, it is necessary to explore procrastination among this group of patients through in-depth studies. The present research was conducted to explain different types of health-related procrastination in patients with type-2 diabetes. Materials and methods: This qualitative study applied content analysis with 13 patients with type-2 diabetes selected via purposive sampling. Data were collected through individual and semi-structured interviews. The data were then analyzed using Lundman and Graneheim content analysis method. Findings: Based on the analysis of the data, instances of health-related procrastination in patients with type-2 diabetes were classified into six main categories, including minimizing self-care, poor adherence to treatment, poor nutritional habits, poor adherence to drug regimen, disregard for disease monitoring, and a sedentary lifestyle. Conclusions: The results of this study provide an in-depth understanding of the various forms of health-related procrastination in patients with type-2 diabetes. These findings can be employed in the design, implementation, and monitoring of treatment and care programs targeting these patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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