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Received: 2021/09/28 | Accepted: 2021/11/20 | Published: 2022/01/31
Received: 2021/09/28 | Accepted: 2021/11/20 | Published: 2022/01/31
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Heidari T, Zainat Motlagh S, Afrasiabifar A, Hosseini N, Fooladi M. Facilitators and Inhibitors of Self-Care Behaviors in Iranian Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients; a Qualitative Research. 3 2021; 2 (4) :187-194
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1- Student Research Committee, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
2- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
3- Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
4- World Wide Nursing Service Network, El Paso, Texas-United States
2- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
3- Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
4- World Wide Nursing Service Network, El Paso, Texas-United States
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Aims: Diabetes is a common disease manageable by self-care behaviors. Although studies have identified facilitators such as support, self-efficacy, and inhibitors such as insufficient information about diabetes and inadequate incentive for self-care behaviors, there has been no comprehensive qualitative study of Iranian diabetic patients and their self-care behaviors. This study aimed to determine the facilitators and inhibiting factors in type 2 diabetic patients’ self-care behavior.
Participants & Methods: Using a qualitative content analysis approach, 19 Iranian patients with type 2 diabetes between 30-60 years were purposefully selected. Semi-structured interviews helped collect data until saturation was reached after 25 interviews. Data were analyzed using the content analysis method.
Findings: Researchers found two main themes indicating facilitators and inhibitors of self-care behavior and derived ten sub-themes. Perceived facilitators to self-care behaviors were diabetes as a life-threatening disease, self-control, self-efficacy in self-care, and support for self-care. Self-care inhibitors were personal inefficiencies, the others’ beliefs about diabetes treatment, lack of support, perceived threat to self-identity for being a diabetic, arbitrary control, and perceived helplessness.
Conclusion: Self-care behaviors among Iranian patients with type 2 diabetes are affected by multiple factors such as personal beliefs and attitudes, family and community support, and self-efficacy.
Participants & Methods: Using a qualitative content analysis approach, 19 Iranian patients with type 2 diabetes between 30-60 years were purposefully selected. Semi-structured interviews helped collect data until saturation was reached after 25 interviews. Data were analyzed using the content analysis method.
Findings: Researchers found two main themes indicating facilitators and inhibitors of self-care behavior and derived ten sub-themes. Perceived facilitators to self-care behaviors were diabetes as a life-threatening disease, self-control, self-efficacy in self-care, and support for self-care. Self-care inhibitors were personal inefficiencies, the others’ beliefs about diabetes treatment, lack of support, perceived threat to self-identity for being a diabetic, arbitrary control, and perceived helplessness.
Conclusion: Self-care behaviors among Iranian patients with type 2 diabetes are affected by multiple factors such as personal beliefs and attitudes, family and community support, and self-efficacy.
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