the contribution of self esteem and self-care behaviors to the eating attitudes: a correlational study in type 2 diabetes patients

Context: type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm) is a common metabolic disorder. self‑care plays a crucial rolein the management of diabetes. self esteem can affect diabetes management.aim: this study was conducted to determine the contribution of self esteem and diabetes self‑care behaviorsto the eating attitudes of patients with t2dm.setting and design: this study was conducted in a university hospital between november 2019 and march 2020.materials and methods: the sample of this cross‑sectional and descriptive study was composed of150 patients with t2dm. descriptive characteristics form, coopersmith self esteem inventory, and eatingattitude test were used to collect data.statistical analysis: spss 25 software was used along with descriptive and inferential statistics in data analysis.results: it was found that the self esteem mean score of the patients with t2dm was 63.60 (±15.92),26% of them had an impaired eating attitude, and there was no statistically significant correlation betweeneating attitude and self esteem of patients with t2dm (p > 0.05).conclusions: it was concluded that high self esteem, and self‑esteem of patients with t2dm were notassociated with eating attitude.