Moderating Role of Coping Mechanism Between Physical Self Care and Quality of Life Among Diabetic Patients

Abstract

Background: Diabetes is an important health issue, causing most of the other co-morbidities resulting in the high morbidity and mortality burden of any country. Diabetic patients need to engage in regular self-care behaviors with positive coping strategies to enjoy a better quality of life.

Objective: To study the moderating role of coping mechanism between physical self-care and quality of life among diabetic patients.

Study type, settings & duration: A cross-sectional study was conducted at different hospitals in the Lahore district from November 2020 to March 2021.  

Methodology: The present study recruited a sample of (N = 300) adults from different hospitals of Lahore using G*Power¹² software, which indicated that for a moderation analysis, a small to medium effect size can reliably be detected in a sample of 284 individuals with 95% level of significance and a 95% power of the test. However, a larger sample of 300 diabetic adults was enrolled. The sample had equal representation of both men and women with an age of ≥ 30 years (M = 33.24 years, SD = 5.78 years). The data was collected from November 2020 to March 2021. The study sample was from the diagnosed patients of diabetes; they were aware of their chronic illness and were taking medicines regularly. The reported ailment was verified from their medical record. The Self-Care Inventory Scale, the Glucocoper Scale, and the Quality of Life Scale were used to measure physical self-care, coping mechanism, and quality of life respectively.

Results: The data was analyzed through ...........