ASSESSMENT OF COPING ABILITY, SELF-EFFICACY, AND SELF-CARE ACTIVITIES AMONG PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS RESIDING IN A SELECTED URBAN COMMUNITY AREA.

DOI: https://doie.org/10.65985/jbse.2025201203

Ms. Namrata Subhash Chopdekar, Dr Heera Jayasheela

Keywords:

Assess, Coping ability, Self-efficacy, Self-care activities, Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, Urban community.

Abstract:

Globally, prevalence of diabetes is 10.5%, and in 2019, approximately 463 million adults were living with diabetes by 2045; this will increase to 700 million (10.9%). India is a diabetic capital of world, prevalence of diabetes in India is 8.3%. A condition results from insufficient production of insulin, causing high blood sugar. It is a chronic disease affecting the pancreas. Patient's pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin. This results in abnormal levels of blood sugar.1 Most common symptom is abnormally high level of blood sugar. Aim of the study: is to assess the coping ability, self-efficacy and self-care activities among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients residing in selected urban community area. Research Methodology: The present study adopted a descriptive research Objectives of the Study are: To assess the coping ability among patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, To assess the self-efficacy among patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, To assess the self-care activities among patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The study was conducted in an urban community area (Chota Sion Dharavi) of a metropolitan city. The target population comprised patients diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus residing in the selected urban community. A total of 7 patients diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Participants were selected using a purposive sampling technique based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Result: During the assessment, the majority of patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the experimental group exhibited ineffective coping (71.43%) and low self-efficacy (100%), indicating initial difficulties in managing stress and maintaining confidence in diabetes self-care. In terms of self-care activities, only 42.86% demonstrated effective self-care in Part I and a small proportion (14.29%) in Part II. Most participants followed adaptive or ineffective self-care practices. Conclusion: Overall, these findings reveal that at the beginning of the study, patients had poor coping ability, low self-efficacy, and inadequate self-care behaviors, highlighting the need for structured nursing interventions to enhance their coping strategies, confidence, and daily diabetes management practices.

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