Psychological resilience in a sample of diabetic patients in Tobruk

Abstract

The current study aims to identify the level of psychological resilience among diabetic patients, and to know the differences in the level of psychological resilience according to the study variables (gender, age, duration of illness). To achieve the study objectives, the psychological resilience scale prepared by Imad Mukhaimer was used. The study relied on the descriptive approach, as it is appropriate for the nature of the research. The study sample consisted of (48) diabetic patients (16) males and (22) females) who were randomly selected with ages ranging between (68-20) . The results showed a high level of psychological resilience among the study sample, and also showed the absence of statistically significant differences in the level of psychological resilience according to the variables (gender, age), while the study showed differences in the level of psychological resilience between the two categories of the variable (disease duration), and these differences are In favor of those whose illness duration is more than (7 years). Based on the results , the study concluded . To a set of recommendations in addition to proposals for future studies on the  subject