The Effect of Self-Stigma on Self-Esteem and Treatment Compliance in Individuals with Type-2 Diabetes: An Example in the Southeast of Türkiye

Year 2024, Issue: 8, 18 - 25, 29.04.2024

Zeliha Büyükbayram Genç , Leyla Zengin Aydın

https://doi.org/10.58252/artukluhealth.1475124

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the study is to examine the effect of self-stigma on self-esteem and treatment compliance in individuals with Type-2 diabetes.
Methods: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with type 2 diabetes patients who applied to a hospital in southeast Turkey. The study was carried out between June and December 2022. The sample of the study consists of 172 patients who agreed to participate in the study. Participant Introductory Questionnaire, Self Stigma, Rosenberg Self-Esteem, and Morisky Medication Adherence Scale forms were used to collect data.
Results: In the study, the mean scores of patients’ self-stigma, self-esteem, and treatment adherence were 51.16±15.41, 17.84±3.31, and 5.66±2.25, respectively. The results also indicated that there was a significant negative correlation between the mean scores of individuals’ self-stigma, self-esteem, and adherence to treatment (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The study findings disclosed that the patients’ self-stigma and self-esteem were at a moderate level, and their treatment adherence was at a low level. The research revealed that as the self-stigma level of the patients increased, their self-esteem and treatment compliance levels decreased.

Keywords

Type 2 diabetes, Self-stigma, Self-esteem, Adherence to treatment

Tip-2 Diyabetli Bireylerde Kendini Damgalamanın Benlik Saygısı ve Tedavi Uyumuna Etkisi: Türkiye’nin Güneydoğusunda Bir Örnek

Abstract

Giriş: Çalışmanın amacı, Tip-2 diyabetli bireylerde kendini damgalamanın benlik saygısı ve tedavi uyumuna etkisini incelemektir.
Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve ilişkisel olarak yapılan bu çalışma, Türkiye’nin güneydoğusunda bulunan bir hastaneye başvuran tip 2 diyabet hastalarıyla yapılmıştır. Çalışma, Haziran-Aralık 2022 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemi ise çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 172 hastadan oluşmaktadır. Verilerin toplanmasında, Katılımcı Tanıtıcı Anketi, Kendini Damgalama, Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı ve Morisky Uyum ölçek formları kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Çalışmada, hastaların kendini damgalama, benlik saygısı ve tedavi uyumu puan ortalamaları sırasıyla 51.16±15.41, 17.84±3.31 ve 5.66±2.25 olarak saptanmıştır. Bireylerin mesleğe göre kendini damgalama bilişsel alt boyutu, hastalık süresine göre ilaç uyumu ve ailede diyabet öyküsüne göre benlik saygısı ve ilaç uyumu puan ortalamaları arasında fark istatistiksel olarak önemli olduğu bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Bireylerin kendini damgalama ile benlik saygısı ve tedaviye uyum puan ortalamaları arasında negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu bulunmuştur (p<0.05).
Sonuç: Hastaların kendini damgalama ve benlik saygısının orta düzeyde, tedaviye uyumu ise düşük düzeyde olduğu saptanmıştır. Hastaların kendini damgalama düzeyi arttıkça benlik saygısı ve tedaviye uyum düzeylerinde azalma olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Tip 2 diyabet, Kendini damgalama, Benlik saygısı, Tedaviye uyum

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