The Comparison of Self-Concept and Death Anxiety Between Women Affected by Type ۱ and ۲ Diabetes and Healthy Women

Background: Chronic disorders are those that entangle the patient for a long time and affect the person's ability for normal operation. What is important in the treatment of a chronic disease such as diabetes, in addition to controlling the disease, is improving patient's personal and psychic performances. The effect of diabetes and its complications on self-concept and anxiety of death are still unknown and studies in this field are insufficient. This study aimed to compare self-concept and death anxiety in type۲diabetic and healthy women.Methods: The present study is a causal-comparative study. In this study from all diabetic women who were admitted to gynecology, dialysis and outpatients of Shahid Chamran Hospital, Tehran, Iran, and healthy women ۳۰ to ۶۰ years. ۲۰۰ cases were selected using non-random purposive sampling in ۲۰۱۶.From this sample, ۱۰۰ women with type ۲ diabetes and ۱۰۰ healthy women were selected based on entering standards. The questionnaire used in this study included Rogers Self-concept Inventory (۱۹۷۵) and Templer Death Anxiety Inventory (۱۹۷۰).Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics methods (independent t-test and Chi-square test) using SPSS version ۱۸.Results: The results showed that Rogers self-concept (B form) among women with type ۲ diabetes(۱۱۳.۹۸±۱۶.۶۴) was significantly lower than among non-diabetic women (۱۲۳.۶۵±۱۳.۰۷) (P=۰.۰۰۳<۰.۰۵), Rogers self-concept (A form) did not have significant difference among diabetic (۱۱۱.۵۹±۱۸.۴۰) and non-diabetic women (۱۱۴.۲۴±۱۳.۱۷)(P=۰.۷۷۶) and death anxiety among women with type ۲ diabetes (۴۴.۴۱±۸.۴۴) was significantly higher than among non-diabetic women (۲۱.۰۵±۳.۲۲) (P=۰.۰۰۵).Conclusions: Self-concept and anxiety of death may be considered as causes or risk factors or resonators in type ۲ diabetes.Background: Chronic disorders are those that entangle the patient for a long time and affect the person's ability for normal operation. What is important in the treatment of a chronic disease such as diabetes, in addition to controlling the disease, is improving patient's personal and psychic performances. The effect of diabetes and its complications on self-concept and anxiety of death are still unknown and studies in this field are insufficient. This study aimed to compare self-concept and death anxiety in type۲diabetic and healthy women. Methods: The present study is a causal-comparative study. In this study from all diabetic women who were admitted to gynecology, dialysis and outpatients of Shahid Chamran Hospital, Tehran, Iran, and healthy women ۳۰ to ۶۰ years. ۲۰۰ cases were selected using non-random purposive sampling in ۲۰۱۶.From this sample, ۱۰۰ women with type ۲ diabetes and ۱۰۰ healthy women were selected based on entering standards. The questionnaire used in this study included Rogers Self-concept Inventory (۱۹۷۵) and Templer Death Anxiety Inventory (۱۹۷۰).Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics methods (independent t-test and Chi-square test) using SPSS version ۱۸. Results: The results showed that Rogers self-concept (B form) among women with type ۲ diabetes(۱۱۳.۹۸±۱۶.۶۴) was significantly lower than among non-diabetic women (۱۲۳.۶۵±۱۳.۰۷) (P=۰.۰۰۳<۰.۰۵), Rogers self-concept (A form) did not have significant difference among diabetic (۱۱۱.۵۹±۱۸.۴۰) and non-diabetic women (۱۱۴.۲۴±۱۳.۱۷)(P=۰.۷۷۶) and death anxiety among women with type ۲ diabetes (۴۴.۴۱±۸.۴۴) was significantly higher than among non-diabetic women (۲۱.۰۵±۳.۲۲) (P=۰.۰۰۵). Conclusions: Self-concept and anxiety of death may be considered as causes or risk factors or resonators in type ۲ diabetes.

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Self-concept ، Death anxiety ، Type ۲ Diabetes ، Women ، Tehran.