Presentation a model for Promotion of self-care behaviors diabetic patient according to life style, diabetes knowledge and disease perception with mediating role of psychological capital

Subject Areas : Thoughts and Behavior in Clinical Psychology

mohammadreza zarbakhsh ¹ , Fatemeh Motevali ² , shahnam abolghasemi ³

1 -
2 -
3 -

Received: 2022-04-18 Accepted : 2022-04-18 Published : 2021-03-21

Keywords: psychological capital, Diabetes, Life Style, Self-care Behaviors, diabetes knowledge, disease perception,

Abstract :

Self-care  in diabetes is one of the most important factors in controlling the disease. Capability and acceptance status is the personality factors that affect the condition of patients and increase their power to deal with problems among disease. The aim of this study was design a model for promotion of self-care behaviors diabetic patient according to life style, diabetes knowledge and disease perception with mediating role of psychological capital. For this purpose, during a research a correlational description of 216 patients with type 2 diabetes in Mazandaran diabetes association by available sampling method selection and self-care behavior lifestyle, disease perception, diabetic knowledge and psychological capital were evaluated. Data analyzed using structural equations indicated that the variables of life style, diabetes knowledgem illness perception and psychological capital had a direct and significant relationship with self-care behavior and psychological capital had mediating role in this relation. Result showed the proposed model for diabetic patients has goodness of fit.