Self-care Behaviors and Related Factors in Women with Type 2 Diabetes
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Zahra Baji , Fereshteh Zamani alavijeh , Sedighe Nouhjah , Mohammad Hossein Haghighizadeh  |
Ahvaz Jundishapur Medical Sciences University , f_zamani@ajums.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (11540 Views) |
Introduction: To prevent diabetes
complications and improve the quality of life of these patients, adherence to
self-care is essential. The purpose of present study was to examine self-care
behaviors and related factors in women with type 2 diabetes. Materials and
Methods: This descriptive analytic cross sectional study was performed on
140 female patients with type 2 diabetes who referred to the diabetes clinic in
Ahvaz between December-March 2014. Research data were collected through
interviews using demographic and disease characteristics questionnnaires and the
summary of diabetes self-care activities measure. Validity and reliability of
the questionnaire was assessed and approved. The range of self-care scale was
0-77. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation
coefficients tests, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis and multiple linear
regression models. Results: The mean score of self-care behaviors in
patients was 11.55±30.93, indicating moderate self-care. The highest mean scores
were those of diet, 16.28±5.38 and proper medication compliance 5.74±2.57,
while blood sugar monitoring 1.89±3.38 and physical activity 2.24±3.09 showed
the lowest scores. The score of self-care behaviors showed a statistically significant
difference among levels of education, duration of disease, life network, level
of fasting blood glucose and mode of physician referral (P<0.05). These significant
variables, except fasting blood glucose explained 23% of self-care variance. Conclusion:
The findings of this study could be useful for designing and implementation of
educational programs to promote self-care behaviors and more effective control
of type 2 diabetes in women. |
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Keywords: Self-care, Type 2 diabetes, Women, Ahvaz |
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Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Endocrinology Received: 2014/07/26 | Accepted: 2014/12/27 | Published: 2015/03/16
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