title: Relationship between family functioning and mental health considering the mediating role of resiliency in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
abstract: This study was aimed at describing the mediating role of resiliency in the relationship between family functioning and mental health in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This descriptive research was a correlational study. A total of 225 individuals were chosen by simple random sampling technique from type 2 diabetic patients presented to diabetes care centers in Kermanshah in 2014 in Iran. The 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), the Family Assessment Device (FAD) and the Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were used to collect the required data. The collected data were analyzed using the Pearson's correlation test and To study the mediating role of resiliency in family functioning and mental health interaction, the path analysis method was applied. The results showed that there is a relationship between family functioning, resilience and mental health. Resilience plays a mediating role between family functioning and mental health. Therefore, paying attention to resilience in patients may lead to improving mental health in diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine ,Kermansh university of medical sciences. mosaffa52@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bahremand
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alikhani
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.forename: Karoon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shahebrahimi
authors.forename: Parisa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Janjani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012944:Social Support