Diabetes Self-Management Based on the Health Belief Model

Julide Gulizar Yildirim, Elif Unsal Avdal, Berna Nilgun Ozgursoy Uran

Abstract: Diabetes is very important burden disease that need to be change awareness of the individuals of management illness process wholly of life. Health behaviors, which are an important determinant in management of diabetes. It is very important to determine the behaviors of people in disease management and the variables affecting the diabetes self-management. In order for individuals to take their own responsibility, it is necessary to define the variables affecting the self-management behaviors.

Keywords: self-management, diabetes, health belief model