the effect of training on the self-efficacy rate among patients with diabetes mellitus

Background: self-efficacy is referred to as a person's belief in his/her ability to succeed in a particular situation. training can be effective to enhance self-efficacy among the patients with diabetes mellitus (dm). therefore, the present study was carried out with the aim to determine the effect of training on the self-efficacy rate among the patients with dm. methods: the present study is a quasi-experimental study of interventional-control type. the data collection tool was a demographic questionnaire (demographic characteristics, educational needs assessment, and self-efficacy). 60 patients were selected by objective sampling method and were divided into the intervention and control groups (n = 30 in each group). then, the replication-based study was performed on the subjects. data were analyzed using independent t-test, chi-square, and mann-whitney tests in spss software. results: the difference in mean of educational needs assessment in self-efficacy in the pre-test stage was not significant (p = 0.950), however, there was a significant difference between the two groups in the post-test stage in terms of the educational needs assessment (p = 0.030). from the viewpoint of self-efficacy level, there was a difference between the two groups in the post-test phase. however, this difference was not statistically significant (p = 519). conclusion: considering the dependence of patients with dm on receiving care services, recognition of patient and self-care needs based on nursing theories and care planning will help the patient to adapt and increase self-efficacy.