Azar Tol, Bahram Mohebbi, Roya Sadeghi, Mehdi Yaseri, Malihe Akbari Abdolabadi, Fateme Dadrast, Parvin Abassi Borojeni,
Volume 16, Issue 1 (1-2017)
Abstract
Background: Improving self-care behaviors happened by self-efficacy which result in better quality of life. Current study aimed at assessing the perceived coping self-efficacy predictors among patients with type 2 diabetes referees to health centers affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: In this cross sectional study which was descriptive and analytical one, perceived coping self-efficacy and its effective factors assessed among 536 type 2 diabetic patients referee to Tehran University of medical Sciences using random sampling based on 11-likert scale questionnaire. This questionnaire included 11 items in demographic variables and 24 items in perceived coping self-efficacy. Collected data analyzed by SPSS version 23 using MANCOVA.
Results: Study findings revealed that age (P=0.013), level of education (P<0.036), and HbA1c (P=0.004) had significant relation with total score of perceived coping self-efficacy. But, variables such as gender, occupation, disease duration, marital status, family history and history of chronic disease had no relation with scales of perceived coping self-efficacy.
Conclusion: Planning theory based intervention programs to improve coping self-efficacy among diabetic patients in low socioeconomic status population and poor diabetes control is recommended.
