Comparison of Perceived Stress, Sense of Coherence and Adherence to Treatment in Women with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
fatemeh mohammadi
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M.A. Student of Psychology, Nabi Akram Higher Education Institute, Tabriz, Iran.
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hadi AkbariNejhad
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Nabi Akram Higher Education Institute, Tabriz, Iran.
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parya faroughi
3
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Nabi Akram Higher Education Institute, Tabriz, Iran.
)
Keywords: Perceived Stress, Sense of Coherence, Adherence to Treatment, Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to compare perceived stress, sense of coherence and adherence to treatment in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The research method was causal-comparative. The statistical population consisted of all patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Tabriz city in 1402 who were members of the diabetes association of this city. The statistical sample includes 100 patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes; There were 50 women with type 1 diabetes and 50 women with type 2 diabetes. In order to compare with the target group, using the purposeful sampling method and using Cohen's perceived stress questionnaires (1983), Felsenberg's sense of coherence (2006) and adherence to the treatment of chronic diseases by Madanlo (2013) were tested. they took In order to analyze the data, the multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) test was used. Analysis of the research hypotheses indicated that between type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients from the perspective of perceived stress and its components (perceived self-efficacy and perceived helplessness) (P>0.05), sense of coherence and its components (comprehensibility (ability to understand), management ability and meaningfulness) (P>0.05) and adherence to treatment and its components (interest in treatment, willingness to participate in treatment, ability to adapt, integration of treatment with life, adherence to treatment, commitment to treatment and hesitation in implementation treatment) (P>0.05) there is no significant difference. According to the obtained results, it can be said that the amount of perceived stress, sense of coherence and adherence to treatment is the same in both groups of patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
