title: Hardiness and compliance in elderly patients with diabetes.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine if the presence of the hardiness personality characteristic influences compliance. The sample (N = 50) for this study was obtained from a hospital in a large metropolitan area of the United States. The majority of subjects were white, male, married, and diagnosed with type II diabetes. Instruments used to collect data were the Health-Related Hardiness Scale and the Self-Management Compliance Questionnaire. Results indicated that a significant correlation existed between the hardiness and compliance variables. Thirty-six percent of the variance in the compliance score was explained by the total health-related hardiness scores. Findings suggest that the degree of hardiness in individuals with diabetes may predict compliance to a prescribed diabetic regimen.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D010551:Personality; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires