Investigating the Effect of Teacher Training Program on Understanding Teachers' Supportive Behaviors by Students with Diabetes

Abstract

Introduction: insufficient information of teachers on diabetes lead to emergence of many problems for pupils. Therefore, this research aimed to investigate the effect of teacher training program on perception of teachers' supportive behaviors by students with diabetes. Materials and Methods: this quasi-experimental study with a control group was done using pre and post control group in the city of Elam in 2016. The study population was composed of Ilam teachers who were randomly assigned into control and experimental groups. Data were collected using a researcher-built questionnaire. After holding three training sessions for teachers questionnaires were administered again. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (independent t-test). Results: The results showed that before the intervention, no significant difference was found between supportive behaviors of experiment and control groups (P>0.05). But after the intervention, the supportive behaviors of experimental group had a significant increase (P<0.05). Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of the implementation of these interventions on the increase of supportive behaviors, it is recommended to run this intervention to enhance the implementation of teachers' supportive behaviors.