Relationship between self- efficacy and glycosylated hemoglobin in patients adolescents with type I diabetes referring to Mashhad Parsian center in 2014.

One of the best criteria for evaluation proper blood glucose control is measurement level of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Non-prescriptive strategies such as self-efficacy promotion are recommended in order to achieve the appropriate level of HbA1c. In results of previous studies there is an inconsistence between self-efficacy and HbA1c level, therefore this article performed with purpse of determining the relationship between self- efficacy and HbA1c level in adolescents with type I diabetes refering to Mashhad Parsian center of diabetes.

This descriptive - analytical study performed on convenience 70 young people with the age range of12to18 who were diagnosed with type I diabetes referring to Parsian Diabetes Center of diabetes.Data collected through questionnaires of demographic information and insulin-dependent diabetes management self-efficacy scale (IDMSE) and taken blood samples to measurement levels of HbA1c. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 11.5 with descriptive and analytic test.

Pearson correlation test results showed that there was an inverse and significant relationship between self-efficacy and HbA1c (r= -0.60, p