Self-esteem and resilience in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.20174102223231

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is a disease that requires drastic changes in lifestyle, resulting from feelings of incapacity,
lack of motivation and appearance of stressors, making glycemic control difficult. However, individuals with T2DM, who
develop high self-esteem and resilience, manage to maintain a good quality of life. Self-esteem concerns self-image, while
resilience is the ability to overcome adversity. This study was based on the assumption that self-confident and resilient
individuals with T2DM face adversities more positively. The objective was to identify the self-esteem and resilience of
individuals with DM2, in order to understand their coping abilities in the face of the disease. The study is a cut of the
macro project entitled “Effects of Health Promotion Practices on People with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus”. It is a cross-
sectional, exploratory-descriptive, quantitative approach, conducted in the Petrópolis neighborhood of Manaus, AM,
with 27 diabetic individuals (100% of the sample) followed by the Pastoral Health Care, with a margin of error of 5%
and coefficient of confidence of 95%. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) was used. The data were presented in
tables of simple (fi) and relative (%) absolute frequencies, calculating mean, median and standard deviation (SD). The
results showed a mean / SD of 61.3 ± 11.19 years; 100% of the individuals reached a self-esteem and resilience pattern
above the cut level (20 points), with a mean / SD of 33.25 ± 3,799 points. We conclude that there was a high level of
self-esteem and resilience in the individuals in the studied group.