Explore the risk perception and evaluate the effectiveness of competency-based intervention (CBI) on knowledge and lifestyle changes among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.

This inferred that Competent Based Intervention (CBI) on knowledge and lifestyle changes administered to T2DM patients in the experimental group was found to be effective. Competent Based Intervention is a nursing intervention that is well accepted and adopted by patients and easily implemented by nurses. It can be included in the nursing curriculum. In-service education can be arranged once a month for staff nurses and faculty members regarding Competent Based Intervention. The Nurse educator should encourage the nurses to effectively utilize research evidence-based practice related to Competent Based Intervention for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.