Effect of an empowerment program on self-efficacy of patients with type 2 diabetes

Abstract EN

Background: Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that is spreading very quickly worldwide and is second in priority for investigation of chronic diseases.

According to research, self-efficacy is low in diabetic patients.

Objectives: This study analyzes the effect of empowerment programs on self-efficacy in type 2 diabetes patients.

Patients and Methods: In this clinical trial, 100 patients with type 2 diabetes who had inclusion criteria were chosen randomly and divided into control and experimental groups by a randomized block method.

Intervention was accomplished through educational sessions scheduled twice a week for four weeks.

Diabetes self-efficacy questionnaires were completed before and two months after the intervention for each group.

Data were analyzed using the SPSS 16 and the Mann Whitney U, chi-square, exact Fisher’s, and t-test statistical tests.

Results: Before intervention, themeanscore of self-efficacy was4514.49and39.6117.01 for the experimentalandcontrol groups, respectively, and the difference was not significant (P = 0.1).

Two months after the intervention, the mean of self-efficacy was 55.71 13.25 and 40.2417.55 for experimental and control groups, respectively; and the difference was significant (P < 0.001).

Conclusions: Using an empowerment program had positive effects on self-efficacy in patients with type 2 diabetes.