Treatment self-regulation questionnaire across three self-care behaviours: An instrument validation study in Iranian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Aim: The study aimed at testing the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the treatment self-regulation questionnaire (TSRQ-15) across healthy diet, exercise and medication-use/glucose-monitoring among Iranian people with type-2 diabetes.

Design: Cross-sectional design.

Methods: Content validity was investigated by 16 experts.

The impact of personality traits on medication adherence and self-care in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: The moderating role of gender and age.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the role of the five-factor model of personality (FFM) and the moderating role of gender and age in predicting medication adherence (MA) and self-care behaviors (SCB) among Iranian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: This study was conducted on 495 patients with T2DM (73.5% female; n = 364) from two major cities of Iran (Tehran and Qom) in 2019.