Coping Styles and Self-Care Behaviors among Diabetic Patients
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Background and Aims
Afflict by diabetes and patient’s commitment for self-care، induces much stress in routine life which requires the use of coping styles for adaption. The aim of this study was to determine correlation between coping styles and self-care behaviors among diabetic patients. Material and Methods
In this descriptive-correlational study، 275 type 1 and2 diabetic patients were selected by convenience sampling from Taleghani hospital in Tehran. Data was collected by “Summary of Diabetes Self-care Activity Measure” and”Jalowice Coping Scale” and analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS-PC (v. 16). Results
The findings showed that there has been a positive significant correlation between Confrontive (r=0. 28، p<0. 05)، Optimistic (r=0. 28، p<0. 01)، Supportant (r=0. 31،p<0. 01) and Self-reliant (r=0. 25،p<. /01) coping styles and self-care behaviors. Moreover، there was negative correlation between Emotive (r= - 0. 18، p<0. 05) and Evasive (r= - 0. 34، p<0. 01) coping styles and self-care behaviors. There was also a significant correlation between total self-care behaviors and coping styles (r=0. 26، p=0. 018). Conclusion
According to the findings، clinical staff especially nurses can improve the self-care and adaption among diabetic patients by encouraging them to apply effective coping methodsKeywords:
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Persian
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Iran Journal of Nursing, Volume:25 Issue: 80, 2013
Pages:
24 to 33
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