Introduction and Objective: The increasing advances in technology and development\nof the Internet and telecommunications have provided great opportunities\nfor the healthcare and distance education. The present study\naimed to examine the impact of distance education (through virtual social\nnetworks) on the quality of life in type-1 diabetic patients referring to the diabetes\nclinic of Tohid Hospital in Sanandaj. Materials and Methods: The\npresent study was a clinical trial with a registration number of IRCT2017\n092336362N1. In the spring of 2017, 80 patients were selected from type-1 diabetic\npatients, who referred to diabetes clinic of Tohid Hospital in Sanandaj,\nand they were randomly put into 35-patient experimental group, and the\n45-patient control group. The quality of life questionnaire and the subjects�\ndemographic characteristics were collected before the research. In the studied\ngroup, training was completed for two months by creating a telegram channel.\nAfter two months, the questionnaires were re-completed in both groups. Results:\nBoth intervention and control groups were similar in terms of numerical\ndemographic variables such as age and educational status, and also in\nterms of variables such as the gender, marital status, family history, insurance,\nweight and height. Before the research, the mean score of quality of life in the\nintervention group was equal to 40.82, but it was 43.34 after the research. Despite\nthe fact that this value was not statistically significant (p = 0.0638), the\nmean score of their quality of life increased. In the control group, there was\nnot any significant difference between the quality of life scores before and after\nthe intervention (p = 0.6147). Conclusion: Self-care distance education in diabetic patients could have a significant effect on the improved patient\nself-care and ultimately increase the mean score of patients� quality of life. The\nuse of social networks in providing this education could provide free education\non a wide scale for a wide range of these patients, and on the other hand,\nit could reduce the educational inequalities and provide education for remote\nareas.
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