The Effect of Virtual Coping Skills Training on Self-efficacy of Adolescents With Type ۱ Diabetes During COVID-۱۹ Pandemic Lockdown: A Pilot Study

Background: Type ۱ diabetes patients may find it difficult to cope with diabetes-related stress, which can be improved by accessible interventions. Objective: The goal of this study was to determine whether coping skill training could increase self-efficacy among adolescents with type ۱ diabetes during the COVID-۱۹ pandemic lockdown. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted as a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The study population was adolescents diagnosed with type ۱ diabetes at Tehran Diabetes Center during the COVID-۱۹ pandemic lockdown from June to August ۲۰۲۱. Sixteen adolescents with type ۱ diabetes were selected using a purposeful sampling method. The participants were divided into experimental (n=۹) and control groups (n=۷). The measurement tool was the General Self-Efficacy Scale. A total of eight sessions of coping skill training took place for the experimental group; no intervention was performed for the control group. A multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Statistical analysis was performed utilizing SPSS, Version ۲۳. Results: There was no significant difference between the intervention and control groups in terms of age sex, and baseline score of self-efficacy. In the posttest, self-efficacy score significantly improved in the intervention (۷۱.۵۲, SD=۱۳.۸۶) compared to the control group (۴۸.۱۳, SD=۱۲.۹۶) (F=۱۸.۹۷, P<۰.۰۰۱, η۲=۰.۵۹). Conclusion: According to this study, adolescents with type ۱ diabetes who received training in coping skills showed increased self-efficacy. As a result, it can be concluded that adolescents with type ۱ diabetes need coping skills training interventions, including self-management support.  

کلیدواژه ها:

Coping skills training ، Self-efficacy ، Adolescent ، Type ۱ diabetes ، COVID-۱۹ ، Pandemic lockdown