Assessing Self Efficacy with Health Belief Model component among type 2 diabetic patients referee to Iranian Diabetes Association in 2012-2013

Today, increasing of the number of patients with diabetes in the world has become the disease the world's largest epidemic. The patient's self-efficacy is a key element in the prevention and treatment of diabetes. This study aimed to Assessing Self Efficacy with Health Belief Model component type 2 diabetic patients referee to Iranian Diabetes Association in 2012-2013. This study was a cross sectional on which 80 persons referee to Iranian Diabetes Association in 2012-2013 were selected by convenience non-randomly method. Instrument of data gathering was a two part one included demographic variables (9 items) and self-administered diabetes assessment based on HBM (51 items). Data was analyzed with SPSS software version 18 using independent t test, ANOVA and person correlation coefficient. Significant level was set at 0.05. Mean and SD of participant age was 55.16± 8.89 years. Mean and SD of perceived threat and cues to action were the most and the least on (60.42± 31.08) and (49.64± 18.76) respectively. Self Efficacy had significant relation with perceived threat, cues to action and perceived benefits and barriers. Perceived barriers among various structures had the greatest impact on patient's self efficacy. Based on the results in this study perceived barrierswho had their effectiveness overshadows that. So Health Education and promotion interventions to Improving patient’s perceive about barriers and Enhance their ability to solve problems leads to improving self-esteem and self-worth is suggested as a necessary step toward Self Efficacy promotion.