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Objectives: This study aimed to determine the relationship of perceived self-management, self-efficacy, and medication adherence among adult diabetes patients.
Study Design: In this cross-sectional study, 62 adult diabetes patients were enrolled who visited the Hospital Kuala Lumpur between August 10, 2014 and November 20, 2014.
Methods: For this study, three questionnaire (namely; Perceived Diabetes Self-Management Scale (PDSMS), Medication Understanding and Use Self-Efficacy Scale (MUSE), and Morisky Medication Adherence Scale -8 (MMAS-8)) were adopted. The permission to use and translate the questionnaires were obtained from the corresponding authors and questionnaires were translated into Malaysian language using international translation guidelines. The questionnaire were directly administered to the enrolled diabetes patients. HbA1c level were assessed and recorded. The extracted data were analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) ® version 19 for Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (r).
Results: The overall mean scores were 27.44 ± 4.27, 26.80 ± 4.15, and 5.50 ± 1.71 for perceived self-management, self-efficacy, and medication adherence, respectively. The perceived self-management showed a significant moderate positive correlation with self-efficacy (r=0.307, p<0.001), and significant weak positive correlation with medication adherence (r=0.237, p=0.004). Moreover, the medication adherence showed significant moderate positive correlation with self-efficacy (r=0.390, p=0.002).
Conclusions: The perceived self-management, self-efficacy, and medication adherence showed significant positive correlations. This study strongly recommends to explore the relationship of this study variables with diabetes control variables like HBA1c so that better control and management can be ensured in diabetes patients.