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Background and Aim: The incidence of diabetes is increasing and the prevalence of diabetes is approaching epidemic proportion in many developing countries in Middle East including Iran. The prevalence of type 2diabetes in Iran is 4-4.5% and in population aged above 30 years is greater than 14%.The aim of this study is determine the quality of life of diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: This was a quasi experimental study, that the subjects in the present study were type 2diabetes patients with range 25-75 years old. 120 individuals were randomly selected from the list of the referee patients of the Diabetic Research patients of Yazd. They were divided into two groups: case group (60persons) and control group (60 persons). The health related quality of life was measured with SF-20 questionnaire. The education as intervention factor was performed using face- to- face and group teaching methods to case group. All data which were collected before and after intervention (two months after education) were transferred directly into SPSS. For data analysis, ANOVA, t test and were used. Results: The mean duration of diabetes of patients was 9.877.2 years. 8.3% patients the quality of life of 32.46% of samples was low, QOL of 32.46%of them was medium and QOL of35.08was high. There was significant difference between the job, sex, education and having the neuropathy, retinopathy in case group, before and after intervention (P<0.017) .But there was not significant difference between those variables in control groups, before and after intervention Conclusion: Diabetes requires the patients to self-manage their disease and is a life-time struggle to maintain and increase QOL. Treatment plans that inherently improve or include strategies to enhance patients' QOL may increase compliance, thereby improving these patients' metabolic status .Using a standard questionnaire that can determine the needs of patients is best methods for controlling of disease and reduce their disabilities.

Keywords: Diabetes; SF-20; QOL; Education; Type 2

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