St. Paul University Philippines Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500 RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS OFFICE Ethics Review Committee March 20, 2018 MS. AMRIATI MUTANAIMA Master of Science in Nursing Student Dear Ms. Mutanaima, Greetings of Peace! Saint Paul University Philippines Ethics Review Committee has reviewed your research proposal entitled "Self -Care Behaviors of Patients Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus: Basis for a Counseling Program" and has approved it, with minor modification as submitted under Expedited Review. Should you wish to make changes to the ERC approved procedures of your current study, the following materials must be submitted again for review and approval by the ERC prior to being instituted: + Description of proposed revisions; + Ifapplicable, any new or revised materials, such as recruitment fliers, letters to subjects, or consent documents; and + If applicable, updated letters of approval for the changes from cooperating institutions and other ERCs. At present, there is a need to integrate the recommendations, submit a revised copy of the proposal and the attached compliance form to the ERC for compliance checking, Sincerely yours, Josepffine D. Lorica Chaitperson, Ethics Review CommitteeCommittee Comments &Recommendations Comments: ‘The study is beneficial to the target participants and future patients. Recommendations Review of Related Literature = Synthesis is too long, incorporate other literature in the body of the related literature and studies under review of related literature. Conceptual Framework - Remove the theoretical from the title = Analysis of the data obtained from the self-management questionnaire and other should be included in the process Definition of Terms - Include plasma glucose level Participants of the study - Restate the first paragraph where the inclusion criteria of the participants are written to make it clearer. Instrumentation ~ Describe the instrument briefly