Adjustment to Diabetes Among Diabetic Patients: The Roles of Social Support and Self-Efficacy

Yazdi-Ravandi, Saeid; Taslimi, Zahra; Ahmadpanah, Mohammad; Ghaleiha,  Ali

doi:10.17795/ajnpp-37470

Volume 3, Issue 1 (Februrary 2016) Avicenna J Neuro Psycho Physiology 2016, 3(1): 17-21 | Back to browse issues page

‎ 10.17795/ajnpp-37470

Adjustment to Diabetes Among Diabetic Patients: The Roles of Social Support and Self-Efficacy

Saeid Yazdi-Ravandi¹

, Zahra Taslimi²

, Mohammad Ahmadpanah³

, Ali Ghaleiha⁴

1- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Rudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen, IR Iran ; Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran
2- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Rudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen, IR Iran ; Neurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran
3- Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran
4- Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran , Saeid_yazdiravandi@yahoo.com

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Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the ability to predict diabetic patients’ adjustment to diabetes through analyzing levels of social support and self-efficacy. The population used for this survey was a random sample of 167 diabetic patients, who were dependent on insulin injections. The participants were 18 to 60 years old and had been members of the Iranian Diabetes Society since 2014. They were asked to complete Sullivan’s “adjustment to diabetes” test, and were examined using 1) Zimet’s Multidimensional Scale of social support and 2) the Coping Self-efficacy scale for confrontation of problems. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS (version 16) statistical software package, for which Pearson’s correlation test and the multiple regression method (linear method) were used.

Keywords: Diabetes, Adjustment, Social Support, Self-Efficacy

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Article Type: Research Article | Subject: Special
Received: 2016/01/1 | Accepted: 2016/02/15 | Published: 2016/02/28

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