Affiliation:
1. MEHMET AKIF ERSOY UNIVERSITY
2. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Health Science Facuty Nursing Department
Abstract
Aim: This study aims to analyze the relationship between health literacy and self-efficacy levels in individuals with type 2 diabetes.
Methods: The descriptive correlational study was conducted with 486 individuals with diabetes who applied to the diabetes outpatient clinic of four state hospitals in Budur and Isparta provinces in Turkey. The Socio-Demographic Information Form, Diabetes Health Literacy Scale (DHLS) and Type 2 Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale (Type 2-DSS) were used as data collection tools. The data were analyzed using percentile, mean, Man Whitney U t-test, independent groups t-test, Kruskal Wallis test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analysis.
Results: The mean DHLS scores of the individuals participating in the study were 40.31±9.34 (min=14, max=56), and the mean scores of Type 2-DSS were 70.63±12.32 (min=34, max=97). A significant correlation was found between the participants DHLS score and education, reading diabetes-related books, newspapers, etc., their Type 2-DSS total score, and exercise self efficacy sub-dimension scores (R²=0.22, p
Publisher
Turkish Journal of Health Science and Life
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