Prediction of the quality of life in the adolescents with diabetes based on self-efficacy

Abstract

Background: The improvement of the diabetic patients’ quality of life and detection of the associated influential factors are some of the most important goals of the health care system. Self-efficacy is one of the variables that can affect the quality of life; however, there is no sufficient evidence about the componential effect of this variable on the quality of life of the patients, especially adolescents, with diabetes. Regarding this, the present study aimed to predict the quality of life in the adolescents with diabetes mellitus based on their self-efficacy.