@ARTICLE{Mohammad valizadeh, author = {Mohammad valizadeh, Masumeh and Nasiri, Taha and Shams, Lida and }, title = {Evaluation of life style of type 2 diabetic patients and non-diabetic people in rural areas of Rasht}, volume = {6}, number = {4}, abstract ={Background & Aim: Diabetes is a chronic non-communicable disease and because lifestyle has a 50% share in controlling this disease, this study aimed to evaluate the lifestyle of diabetic and non-diabetic patients in rural areas of Rasht. Material & Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study population was type 2 diabetic and non-diabetic in the age range of 30-64 years in rural areas of Rasht city in 2018. The sample size was calculated by Jay Power software, 394 people. SPSS 22 software was used for statistical analysis and data analysis. Results: The results of this study showed that the mean of some aspects of lifestyle such as physical health status, exercise, and health status, and weight and nutrition control, tobacco and drug avoidance, spiritual health, disease prevention, psychological health, prevention Accidents, and environmental health were higher in non-diabetic patients than in diabetic patients and only their mean social health was not different. Conclusion: Given the importance and role of lifestyle in preventing and controlling non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes, it seems that managers and policymakers need to modify the lifestyle of patients before and after diagnosis and even in non-patients, Take more planning and action. }, URL = {http://sjnmp.muk.ac.ir/article-1-366-en.html}, eprint = {http://sjnmp.muk.ac.ir/article-1-366-en.pdf}, journal = {Scientific Journal of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedical Faculty}, doi = {}, year = {2021} }