Author/Authors :
Rahimi Foroushani Abbas نويسنده Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Tavakol Zeinab نويسنده Department of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Oskouie Fatemeh نويسنده Center for Nursing Care Research, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Vasegh Rahimparvar Seyedeh Fatemeh نويسنده Nursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical
Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , Khodarahmi Shiva نويسنده Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of
Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
Tehran, IR Iran , Ghahremani Khorram Mohammad نويسنده Iranian Diabetes Association, Tehran, IR
Iran
Abstract :
Background People with diabetes report that diabetes affects
particular aspects of their marital life and leads to other problems in
their lives. Moreover, the self-efficacy of diabetic patients is
affected by their disease in various respects. There is a significant
relationship between self-efficacy and health behaviors. Objectives This
study was conducted to determine the effect of audio-visual education on
self-efficacy toward marriage in single people with type 1 diabetes.
Methods This randomized, controlled trial study was carried out on 100
unmarried patients with type 1 diabetes visiting Iran’s diabetes society
in 2015 - 2016. The convenient sampling method was used in this study.
Samples were divided into two groups (50 patients in each group) with a
simple, randomized sampling method. The data collecting tool was a
researcher-made questionnaire that patients completed before the
intervention and eight weeks afterwards. The intervention was an
educational CD about improving self-efficacy toward marriage in
diabetics. Using descriptive statistics, inferential statistics (i.e.,
chi-square, t-test, paired t, Fisher, and co-variance tests), and SPSS
software version 16, the self-efficacy toward marriage in both the
intervention and control groups was compared. A significant level was
considered less than 0.05. Results The mean of the self-efficacy score
improved significantly in the intervention group (84.14 ± 16.29 to
105.82 ± 5.49, P < 0.001). However, this score decreased in the
control group (92.92 ± 12.33 to 86.48 ± 11.54, P < 0.001). In
addition, the self-efficacy in the control group was higher than in the
intervention group before the study (P = 0.003), although the score of
the intervention group significantly increased after the study (P
< 0.001). Conclusions This study showed that audio-visual
training can have a significant effect on the self-efficacy of people
with type 1 diabetes. Providing audio-visual equipment to referral
centers of type 1 diabetics, such as hospitals, health centers, and
clinics, as well as informing related officials, can be of benefit to
managers.
