SELF-EFFICACY AND DRUG ADHERENCE AMONG DIABETIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

<p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p><strong>Background</strong>: Nurses play vital role to incorporate the self-efficacy concept in assisting university students to develop their own strategies for long-term disease medication adherence.<strong> Aim of the study:</strong> To assess self-efficacy and medication adherence among diabetic university students. <strong>Subjects and methods</strong>: descriptive design was applied in Assiut university student's hospital on (80) university<strong> </strong>students. <strong>Tools:</strong> (I): The Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale (DMSES) which contained demographic and medical and Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale (DMSES). (II): Morisky Medication Adherence Scale ( MMAS – 8).<strong> Results</strong>: Majority of the studied university students were males, from rural areas, their mean SD of ages was 15.6±1.9 years old. The diabetic duration was 6.7 ±3.2 years, with glucose level 276.0 ± 71.7 mg/dl and HbA1c was 8.6 ± 1.8%.<strong> </strong>There was a statistically significant difference between medication adherence and their gender but there was no statistical difference between Self-efficacy for diabetes and their gender.<strong> Conclusion:</strong> development of chronic complications. The present study found the majority of the studied patients had a low self-efficacy score and medication adherence. There was a positive correlation between perceived self-efficacy and medication. <strong>Recommendations: </strong>Provision of integrated better application of guidelines intervention for diabetic University students to improve health efficacy and medication adherence.</p&gt