Document Type : Scientific Research
Authors
- abbas bayat asghari 1
- banafsheh gharaee 2
- hassan heydari 3
- javad javaheri 4
- sahar mousanejad 5
- ahmad aramon 6
1 M.A in clinical psychology, Health and Medcare network of Khomein, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry- School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Tehran, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Khomein branch, Khomein, Iran.
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
5 Health educator, Khomein Educational Administration, Khomein, Iran.
6 MScof Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics and personality dimensions extraversion vs. introversion, neuroticism versus emotional stability characteristics with adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 100 type II diabetes' patients were recruitment by convenient sampling method. Patients checked-out revised questionnaire of Eysenck Personality (short form) and questionnaire to treatment adherence. The data were analyzed by Spearman correlation test and a linear regression model and for spss software was used for data analysis. Results: there was a significant inverse correlation between the personality neuroticism traits and adherence and a significant positive correlation between personality traits - emotional stability and consistency of treatment of modes. There was not correlation between introversion and extroversion. Conclusion: The results of this study emphasize the influence of personality traits, emotional stability, and neuroticism on the adherence and treatments follow-up among diabetic patients.
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