Examining the correlation between the acceptance of the disease and the diabetes self-efficacy of the diabetic patients in a family health center

Abstract

Aim: For this purpose, the research was conducted to evaluate the relationship between diabetes self-efficacy and acceptance of the disease.Material and Methods: The descriptive - relational research community of diabetics registered in Başharık Family Health Center in Malatya province center between January and March 2018. Two hundred sixty four patients were reached for the investigation. Before the research, ethics committee approval and oral approval were taken from the necessary institutions. Data were collected using face-to-face interview method, personal information form, Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale and Acceptance of illness scale. Thevalues of p