Author/Authors :
Badakhsh, Behzad Department of Internal Medicine - Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam , Karimian, Mohammad Ilam University of Medical Science, Ilam , Mansouri, Feizollah Infectious Diseases Department - Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah , Solaimanizadeh, Laleh Department of Nursing - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery - Bam University of Medical Science, Bam , Otaghi, Masoomeh Department of Nursing - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery - Ilam University of Medical Science, Ilam , Salimi, Ebrahim Department of Nursing - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery - Ilam University of Medical Science, Ilam , Tarjoman, Asma Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam , Borji, Milad Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam
Abstract :
Due to the high prevalence of diabetes, one of the most important chronic and metabolic diseases, many people are coping with this disease in the present century. Diabetes can lead to disruption of daily life activities because of its effects on the individual’s quality of life and its potential for developing other chronic diseases (1, 2). These patients deal with various complications of diabetes. The meta-analysis study of Mohammadi et al. (2), which assessed 34 articles with a total sample size of 17079 showed that the overall prevalence of retinopathy in people with diabetes is 37.8%. Tolossa et al. (3), in their meta-analysis study of 12 articles with a total sample size of 2768 patients, reported the prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers, one of the most critical and serious complications in these patients, to be 11.9%. Prevention plays a crucial role in determining the health status of these patients.
