Self-esteem and resilience in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus

• Published in: Mundo da saúde (1995) Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 223 - 231
• Main Authors: Maria de Nazaré de Souza Ribeiro, Maria de Nazaré de Souza Ribeiro, Xavier Diniz, Cleisiane, Barboza Perdomo, Selma, Hudson de Souza Ribeiro, Joaquim, Gonçalves Barbosa, Orlando, Sabino Cavalcanti de Barros, Karina Maria, Bessa da Silva, Auriane, da Costa Oliveira, Edvania
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centro Universitário São Camilo 01.04.2017
• Subjects: self-esteem. psychological resilience. diabetes mellitus. health education
• ISSN: 0104-7809; 1980-3990
• DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.20174102223231

Diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is a disease that requires drastic changes in lifestyle, resulting from feelings of incapacity, lack of motivation and appearance of stressors, making glycemic control difficult. However, individuals with T2DM, who develop high self-esteem and resilience, manage to maintain a good quality of life. Self-esteem concerns self-image, while resilience is the ability to overcome adversity. This study was based on the assumption that self-confident and resilient individuals with T2DM face adversities more positively. The objective was to identify the self-esteem and resilience of individuals with DM2, in order to understand their coping abilities in the face of the disease. The study is a cut of the macro project entitled “Effects of Health Promotion Practices on People with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus”. It is a cross- sectional, exploratory-descriptive, quantitative approach, conducted in the Petrópolis neighborhood of Manaus, AM, with 27 diabetic individuals (100% of the sample) followed by the Pastoral Health Care, with a margin of error of 5% and coefficient of confidence of 95%. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) was used. The data were presented in tables of simple (fi) and relative (%) absolute frequencies, calculating mean, median and standard deviation (SD). The results showed a mean / SD of 61.3 ± 11.19 years; 100% of the individuals reached a self-esteem and resilience pattern above the cut level (20 points), with a mean / SD of 33.25 ± 3,799 points. We conclude that there was a high level of self-esteem and resilience in the individuals in the studied group.