en بهداشت Health کیفی Qualitative <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="line-height:2;"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><i><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Background and <span style="color:black">Objectives:</span></span></i></b> <span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">As a health emergency of the 21st century, Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, stroke, diabetic nephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy, pregnancy complications, psychological problems, lower quality of life experience, as well as a high economic burden and high risk of premature death. This study aimed to develop psychological interventions headings for patients referring to healthcare service centers based on local needs assessment through content analysis method of experts&#39; opinion to provide services in the primary healthcare system.<b><i></i></b></span></span></span><br> <span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><i><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">Material and Methods:</span></span></i></b> <span lang="EN-GB"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">This study was conducted on 19 mental health specialists, professors, and the health team providing services in healthcare service centers (family doctor and mental health expert) in 2018-19. The data obtained from the semi-structured interviews were analyzed using the directed content analysis technique.</span></span></span><b><i><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black"></span></span></i></b></span><br> <span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><i><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">Results: </span></span></i></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">The essential finding themes related to the closed headings of psychological interventions in diabetes for improving disease management included &quot;collaborative care,&quot; &quot;psychological assessment,&quot; the importance of &quot;diabetes coexistence with psychiatric disorders,&quot; &quot;creating health behaviors,&quot; &quot;self-management training,&quot; and &quot;intervention&quot; In crisis&quot; for the management of type 2 diabetes.<b><i></i></b></span></span></span><br> <span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><i><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">Conclusion:</span></span></i></b> <span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">This qualitative study was conducted with the participation of mental health experts. Therefore, the mentioned themes and categories can be used in developing the headings of psychological intervention programs for type 2 diabetic patients, focusing on the needs of Iranian patients and the structure of the health system.</span><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black"></span></span></span></span></span><br> <br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> Primary Health Care,Psychosocial Intervention,Disease Management,Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, 30 47 http://goums.ac.ir/jorjanijournal/browse.php?a_code=A-10-898-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Tahereh Ziadlou healthpsychology.tz@gmail.com 10031947532846008527 0000000288954540 No PhD candidate of Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran Ahmad Hajebi hajebi.ahmad@gmail.com 10031947532846008528 0000000184350398 No General Director, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran/ Research Center for Addiction and Risky Behaviors, Department of Psychiatry, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Fahimeh Fathali Lavasani lavasani.f@iums.ac.ir 10031947532846008529 0000000241031490 No Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Reza Seirafi msf_3@yahoo.com 10031947532846008530 0000000262854605 No Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran addis Kraskian Moujembari adis.kraskian@kiau.ac.ir 10031947532846008531 0000000150263683 Yes Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran