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Health locus of control of diabetes mellitus type 2 patients

Aims were to explore Health locus of control (LOC)of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) patients, also in relation to patinets` sociodemographic characteristics (sex, education, working status, and family status), context (place of birth, experience with chronic diseases in family, economy status) and quality of life. Cross sectional study was carried out in 77 DMT2 patients in two Croatian family medicine practices. Patients filled two questionnaires: on patients` general data and questionnaire for evaluation of LOC (ZLK-90-2). Statistic analysis was done using Statistika, version 7.1 statistic program, and values P>0, 05 were considered statistically significant. The patients` average age was 63.4 years +/-13, 1 (M+/-SD), and average duration of DMT2 was 10.3+/-8.2 years(M+/-SD). In patients was mostly expressed believe in internal LOC. On second place was believe in dependence of health on circumstances, than believe in influence of chance, destiny or God, and finally influence of powerful others. Highliy educated patients had statistically significantly less expressed internal LOC and believe in influence of chance, destiny or God. Patients who underestimated their quality of life statistically significantly less believed in dependence of health on circumstances. Statistic significance between other investigated characteristics was not found. Understanding LOC of DMT2 patients are base for developing more effective educative and intervention medical programs for caring those patients, since it could help in making the right access in caring for every single patinet or group of patinets who has the same LOC.

health locus; diabetes mellitus type 2; statistics; quality

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