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Self-efficacy, problem solving, and social-environmental support are associated with diabetes self-management behaviors

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King, Diane K., Glasgow, Russell E., Toobert, Deborah J., Strycker, Lisa A., Estabrooks, Paul A., Osuna, Diego, Faber, Andrew J.·2010·Diabetes Care

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate associations between psychosocial and social-environmental variables and diabetes self-management, and diabetes control. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Baseline data from a type 2 diabetes self-management randomized trial with 463 adults having elevated BMI (M = 34.8 kg/m2) were used to investigate relations among demographic, psychosocial, and social-environmental variables; dietary, exercise, and medication-taking behaviors; and biologic outcomes. RESULTS: Self-efficacy, problem solving, and social-environmental support were independently associated with diet and exercise, increasing the variance accounted for by 23 and 19%, respectively. Only diet contributed to explained variance in BMI (β = −0.17, P = 0.0003) and self-rated health status (β = 0.25, P < 0.0001); and only medication-taking behaviors contributed to lipid ratio (total–to–HDL) (β = −0.20, P = 0.0001) and A1C (β = −0.21, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Interventions should focus on enhancing self-efficacy, problem solving, and social-environmental support to improve self-management of diabetes.

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  • Self-efficacy for diabetes self-management is an important psychosocial factor linked to better self-management and treatment outcomes.

    “Patient perceptions about their own ability, or self-efficacy, to self-manage diabetes are one important psychosocial factor related to improved diabetes self-management and treatment outcomes in diabetes (22–26) and should be a target of ongoing assessment and treatment planning.”
  • Suboptimal self-management can result from functional limitations, insufficient diabetes education, forgetting and disrupted routines, or psychosocial barriers such as inadequate social support, misinformation, emotional distress, or poor problem-solving and coping skills.

    “Suboptimal self-management may be due to functional limitations (e.g., blindness, problems with dexterity, low health literacy and numeracy), lack of appropriate diabetes education, forgetting and disruption in routines,”

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Authors
King, D. K., Glasgow, R. E., Toobert, D. J., Strycker, L. A., Estabrooks, P. A., Osuna, D., & Faber, A. J.
Affiliations
  • Kaiser Permanente (US)
  • Oregon Research Institute (US)
  • Virginia Tech (US)
Corresponding author
King, Diane K.
Venue
Diabetes Care
Published
2010-04-01
Volume
33
Issue
4
Pages
751-753
ISSN
  • 0149-5992 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-5548
OpenAlex
W2164335245
Cited by
369
References
14
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FWCI
16.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Diabetes Care (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK035524)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Education
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Wellbeing Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords
type 2 diabetes, diabetes self-management, self-efficacy, problem solving, psychosocial factors, dietary behavior, physical activity, medication adherence, glycemic control, HbA1c, body mass index, self-rated health, lipid ratios
MeSH terms
Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Problem Solving, Self Care, Social Support, Health Behavior, Exercise, Self Efficacy

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