Survey of life satisfaction and coping styles in diabetic patients in comparison with non-diabetic subjects

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate coping styles related to life satisfaction in diabetic patients compared to non-diabetic patients.Methods: This study was a case-control study performed on men with diabetes in Imam Reza Medical Center in comparison with control group. To assess stress coping styles, Folkman & Lazaros Coping Strategies Questionnaire was used in this study. Also, the Life Satisfaction Scale of Diner et al. (1985) was used to assess life satisfaction.Results: The mean age of the patients was 51.32 ±11.63 years and in the control group the mean age was 42.32 ± 11.77 years. In the case group, the mean BMI of the patients was 29.14 ± 4.17 kg / m2 and in the control group, the mean BMI of the patients was 28.01 ± 4.46 kg / m2. The results of data analysis showed that there was a significant difference between the two control groups and patients after adjusting for confounding factors except for social support and avoidance-avoidance scales (p > 0.05). Comparing life satisfaction after adjustment for confounding factors showed no significant difference between the two groups (p >0.5). Problem-based strategy was significantly lower in the diabetic group and emotion-focused approach than the healthy controls (p < 0.05).