Examining The Relationship Between SelfEfficacy Levels And Retinopathy Risk Factors in Individuals with Diabetic Retinopathy
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study aimed to examination of the relationship between self-efficacy levels and retinopathy risk factors in individuals with diabetic retinopathy. The research was executed in the form of a cross-sectional study. This study included 102 patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic retinopathy, who visited the ophthalmology outpatient clinic of a university hospital. The questionnaire data collection method was used in this study. The research data were collected using the ‘Personal Information Form’ and ‘Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale’. Descriptive statistics such as number, percentage, mean, and standard deviation were used in the study. For data showing a normal distribution, independent samples Student t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation analysis were performed. For data not showing a normal distribution, the Spearman correlation test was used.In the study, the mean score of the Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale was found to be 63.82±15.62. There was a weak, positive, and significant relationship between urea and age, diabetes diagnosis duration, and retinopathy diagnosis duration (p
Source: Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
Authors: Reva Gündoğan, Sevim Güler, Abdurrahman Bilen
Institution: Adıyaman University
Language: Turkish
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7204167120