ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effect of the stage-change model on the behavior changes of patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Methods A total of 169 cases NID-DM patients were randomly divided into the control group (84 cases )and the experimental group(85 cases ).The regular health education for the self behavior changes was carried out among patients in the control group,while besides the regular health education conducted in the control group,the stage- change model was additionally used in patients of the experimental group.By virtue of the self-design questionnaire,the surveys were performed on 2 groups respectively before the implementation,6 months and 12 months after the implementation.The behavior stages and behavior changes for the patients in 2 groups were compared. Results The end period of stage behavior and behavior change for patients in the experimental group were obviously better than those in the control group. Conclusions The stage-change model could accelerate the behavior change of patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.