Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention Journal of Preventive Epidemiology 2476-3934 6 1 2021 01 01 Evaluation of the relationship between different factors of self-management and control of diabetes in diabetic patients group e18 e18 10.34172/jpe.2021.18 EN Sara Afshari https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2426-8533 Narges Kalhor https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9407-8081 Mostafa Vahedian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4271-6387 Rasoul Shajari https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1280-5944 Soroush Sharifimoghadam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5907-5192 Riehane Tabarraii https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2285-0925 Journal Article 10.34172/jpe.2021.18 2021 06 11 2021 08 02 Introduction: Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases that severely affects the quality of life. Self-Management and glycemic control minimize the development and progression of diabetes’s complications. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate self-care behaviors and their relationship with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level in patients with type 2 diabetes, using the Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ). Patients and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted on type 2 diabetic patients referred to the Shahid Beheshti hospital of Qom. A total of 325 patients with type-2 diabetes participate in the study. Diabetes self-management parameters were assessed using the translated (Persian) version of the DSMQ. Results: The mean score of self-management (±SD) in patients was 26.82 (±9.43). In addition, the mean HbA1c and fasting blood sugar (FBS) levels of the participants respectively were 8.35 (±1.97) and 187.25 (±77.51). There was a significant inverse correlation between self-management score metabolic control indices. (P<0.001). Health care use subscales have been best associated with better glycemic control (P<0.001) and physical activity had the least effect on it (P<0.001). Conclusion: The findings of this study revealed that there is a significant relationship between self-management indicators and control of diabetes.