Self-efficacy for Clients with Diabetes Mellitus Type II Who Attend to Diabetic Center in Al-Diwaniyah City

Abstract

Methodology: A descriptive study design has been carried out to assess the clients with diabetes type 2 self-efficacy. The period of the study started from (1 st of October, 2020) to (15 st of May , 2021 ), on a nonprobability (convenience) sample consisting of (160) clients with type 2 DM.Results: the majority of patients' self -efficacy is good (92.5%), While(7.5%&0.0%)for them are the fair &low self-efficacy respectively and study result indicated that a significant association between the clientsˈ self-efficacy and their BMI at p-value less than 0.05 Conclusions:The majority of clients with type 2 DM are good self-efficacy with a mean of score (8.0). There is a significant association between the clientsˈ self-efficacy and their age, level of education, and who is responsible for clients care at p-value less than (0.05).Recommendations: Self-Efficacy among patients with DM is an important issue that can be included in the nursing curriculum, to teach nurses how to increase the patients' self-efficacy. Therefore, improving the patients' quality of life.