The Faculty of Nursing at Baghdad University discussed the master’s thesis tagged )Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Self-Care among Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus( for the student Dheyaa Mohammed Madran .
The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between self-efficacy and self-care among type 2 diabetic patients; and determine the socio-demographic factors associated with it.
The letter also included the thesis to Among the 400 patients who participated in the study, the results indicated that (72.5%) showed an average moderate level of self-efficacy and (59.8%) showed insufficient self-care. There was a significant (positive) association between self-efficacy and self-care (r = 0.126; p = 0.012); A simple linear regression test confirmed the significant effect of self-efficacy on self-care among type 2 diabetic patients (p = 0.012). The study concluded that respondents’ self-efficacy was moderate and that self-care was poor. There was a statistically significant association between self-efficacy and self-care (positive).
The most important recommendations reached by the study: Further study is needed to explore other factors related to self-efficacy and self-care for type 2 diabetes to prevent complications. , And the estimate that the researcher got privilege.