The Effect of Diabetes Coaching on Distress and Diabetes Self-Management

This scale was developed by Koç and Özkan to evaluate self-management in type 2 diabetics and is a 5-point Likert type ("Always=5", "Often=4", "Sometimes=3") , "Rarely=2", "Never=1"). The sub-dimensions of the scale, which consists of a total of 19 questions; "Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors" (11 items), "Use of Health Services" (4 items) and "Blood Sugar Management" (4 items). The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 95 and the lowest score is 19. As the score obtained from the scale increases, diabetes self-management increases. The Cronbach alpha value of the scale was calculated as 0.856 (37)

The Diabetes Distress Scale is a 17-item, 6-point Likert type scale developed by Polonsky et al. in 2005 to evaluate diabetes-specific distress. The scale consists of four subscales: emotional burden, doctor-related distress, treatment-related distress, and interpersonal distress. Each question in the scale is scored between 1 point and 6 points, and the scale evaluates the distress experienced by the individual in the last month (40). The validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Çakıllı et al. in 2015, and the α value was found to be 0.88 for the entire scale and 0.90 for each of the subscales. The average total score of the scale is calculated by dividing the total score of the answers given to the scale by 17. A score of 3 points or higher suggests the presence of distress. Score calculation for the sub-dimensions is obtained by dividing the total score of the answers given to the questions by the number of questions in that section (40,41)

This is the form created to monitor the HbA1c values of individuals with diabetes before and after the application and to follow the changes (Annex 3). HbA1c is a routine test evaluated every three months in the follow-up of individuals with diabetes. Individuals will be included in the study if they have HbA1c tests within the last 10 days when they come to the Family Health Care, otherwise they will be included in the study when they have the test done on a date suitable for routine control.

The form was prepared by the researcher by conducting a literature review and consists of a total of 23 questions (32,34,37-39). In this form, in the first section; Questions about age, gender, education level, marital status, perceived income level, who the individual lives with, smoking and alcohol use, and the presence of chronic diseases. In the second part, there are questions about diabetes; duration of diabetes diagnosis, type of diabetes treatment, status of receiving diabetes education, HbA1c value measured in the last 10 days, presence and types of complications due to diabetes, regular use of diabetes medications, how diabetes care is carried out, status of receiving diabetes education (from whom, training subject , when it was taken, etc.) are included