Effective social support resources in self- management of diabetic patients in Bushehr (2011-12)

Diabetes is a serious problem and self- management is effective factor for diabetes control. Social support is one of the important factors in diabetes self-management. In this study، purpose was determination of effective support resources in self- management. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 396 diabetic patients، using self- management and social support resources in chronic patient scales. For data analysis with SPSS version 16، multiple linear regression models were used. Among six support resources، maximum support was provided by personal adaptation، health provider، and family/ friends resources (R2= 43%). Personal adaptation was significant predictor for all of self- management aspects except monitoring blood glucose. Health provider was effective factor in self- regulation and interaction with health provider، and family/ friend resource were significant predictors for self- integration، self- regulation، and interaction with health provider. Diabetic patients impart of poor resources for self- management. Personal adaptation was the most important source of self- management and media/ policy، work place، and health organization supports were not effective source for this purpose. Therefore، preparation of this resource may improve diabetes self- management.