EXAMINATION OF SELF-EFFICACY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES REGARDING DIABETES MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Purpose: Good self-management in patients with diabetes will help them to maintain their well-being and quality of life, and the control of risk factors will make it possible to manage disease symptoms and to prevent complications. This study was carried out to determine the self-efficacy levels of patients with type 2 diabetes regarding their care and the factors affecting them and to examine the relationship between patients’ self-efficacy and quality of life. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design and was carried out with a total of 342 patients with type 2 diabetes. The Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale (SES) was employed to evaluate diabetes self-efficacy levels of the patients, and the WHO Quality of Life Scale-Brief Form was used to evaluate their quality of life. Results: The mean of the scores that the patients obtained from the SES scale was 64.16 ± 12.09. Diabetes self-efficacy was higher in patients who were married, were university graduates, had received training/information related to the disease, did not have any other chronic diseases, and did not exhibit any complications (p