Relationship between self-efficacy with self-management and quality of life among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A systematic review

Abstract

Objective: Self-efficacy is one aspect predicted to influence the self-management of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients. Low self-efficacy will impact DM patients’ motivation to carry out self-care, causing uncontrolled blood glucose levels and decreasing the quality of life. This study aimed to determine the relationship between self-efficacy, self-management, and quality of life in type 2 DM patients using a systematic review. Materials and M ethods: The study design used was a systematic review. A literature search was conducted on databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, and EBSCOhost (CINAHL) with the keywords “self-efficacy,”“type 2 diabetes,”“self-management,” and “quality of life.” Nine texts meet the inclusion criteria, including population, namely, type 2 DM patients; exposure: self-efficacy; the output was diabetes self-management, and the quality of life of type 2 DM patients, and the study type was cross-sectional. Results: The results showed that there was a relationship between self-efficacy and diabetes self-management, with patients who have high self-efficacy showing greater adherence to diabetes self-management. Furthermore, there was a relationship between self-efficacy and quality of life: where self-efficacy increases, the quality of life for type 2 DM patients also increases. Conclusions: Self-efficacy is needed in diabetes self-management to improve the quality of life of type 2 DM patients. Health professionals need to continue implementing several strategies to increase patient confidence and confidence in diabetes management to increase the quality of life of type 2 DM patients.