en پژوهشی اصيل Original Research <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Aims:</span></span></b><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">&nbsp;Many emotional problems including anxiety have been reported in diabetic patients.</span></span> <span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Different training methods have been used to reduce the patients&#39; anxiety.</span></span> <span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral model implementation by peers and nurses on anxiety in patients with type 2 diabetes.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Materials & Methods:</span></span></b><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">&nbsp;This randomized clinical trial study was performed on 75 patients with type 2 diabetes referred to Diabetes Clinic in Gachsaran, Iran in 2018. The samples were selected through </span></span><span cambria="" style="font-family:">purposive sampling <span style="color:black">method and randomly assigned to the three groups (intervention by nurses, intervention by peers and control). The Hazlett-Stevens protocol was implemented for the training groups by nurses and peers in 12 sessions. Data were collected through Hilton Anxiety Rating Scale and analyzed using SPSS 21 software and inferential tests.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Findings:</span></span></b><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">&nbsp;The mean anxiety score in the intervention groups by nurses and peers was significantly different compared to the control group after the intervention (p<0.05).</span></span> <span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Also, a statistically significant difference was observed in the mean anxiety score of the post-test compared to the pre-test in the intervention groups by peers and nurses (p<0.05).</span></span> <span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">However, there was no significant difference between the anxiety scores of the intervention groups by peers and nurses after the intervention (p>0.05).</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Conclusion:</span></span></b><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">&nbsp;Cognitive-behavioral model training by both peers and nurses is effective on the anxiety of patients with type 2 diabetes.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,Peer,Nurse,Anxiety,Type 2 Diabetes, 73 78 http://jccs.yums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-177-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 SH. Kharamin 10031947532846005685 10031947532846005685 No “Social Determinants of Health Research Center” and “Department of Psychology, School of Medicine, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran Kh. Nourian 10031947532846005686 10031947532846005686 No Psychiatric Nursing Department, School of Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran A. Mosavi 10031947532846005687 10031947532846005687 No Medical Surgical Nursing Department, School of Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran S. Afroughi 10031947532846005688 10031947532846005688 No “Social Determinants of Health Research Center” and “Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health”, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran A. Afrasiabifar 10031947532846005689 10031947532846005689 No Medical Surgical Nursing Department, School of Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran S. Hosseini Nik 10031947532846005690 10031947532846005690 No Department of Psychology, Farhangian University, Yasuj, Iran S. Cheraghi 10031947532846005691 10031947532846005691 No Gachsaran Health Network, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Gachsaran, Iran A. Niknam aliniknam5204@gmail.com 10031947532846005692 10031947532846005692 Yes Psychiatric Nursing Department, School of Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran