Evaluation of the Effect of Empowerment Model on Self-efficacy and Self-esteem among Diabetic Patients: A Randomized Control Trial Study

Improvement and enhancement level of psychological aspects of patients is important in control of chronic diseases especially in diabetes. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of empowerment model on self-efficacy and self esteem in patients with diabetes.
This study was a clinical trial with control group in which 103 patients with diabetes in the block and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Empowerment model performed for the experimental group and routine education was the control group. Applied research tools thorough demographic data, standardized questionnaire of self-efficacy and coppersmith’s Self-esteem.
Before intervention two groups were not significantly different in demographic variables, self-efficacy and self esteem scores. There was a significant difference between self-efficacy and self esteem mean scores of patients, after intervention in experimental group. Also by using Paired t test before and after the intervention, the mean scores difference in the experimental group was significant.
Based on the obtained results, empowerment model has been effective on self-efficacy and self esteem of diabetes patient. Therefore planning about education based on empowerment to diabetic patients is recommended.