title: [Locus of control in health and self-esteem in type-2 diabetic patients].
abstract: The objective of this study was to relate the scores obtained with the application of the scales of locus of control of health and self esteem with socio-demographic and clinical variables, risk factors and chronic complications in 65 patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Statistical analysis was performed using Pearson's chi-square, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, and Spearman's Correlations tests. Regarding the locus of control, in average, patients presented higher scores in the internal dimension, and women showed more externality-at random for health. Statistically significant relationships were found between internality with time of diagnosis and physical activity; between externality-other powerful entities with glycated hemoglobin and physical activity; and between externality-at random with practice of physical activity. Most individuals has high self-esteem, but no variable was statistically related.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. fefuscaldi@usp.br
authors.forename: Fernanda Silva
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Fuscaldi
authors.forename: Alessandra Cristina Sartore
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Balsanelli
authors.forename: Sonia Aurora Alves
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Grossi
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept