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Understanding dietary behaviors of children with type 1 diabetes using theory of planned behavior
Author(s) -
Lee SooKyung,
Noh NaYeon,
Nam SoYoung,
Kang HeeSook,
Lee JiEun
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.344.1
Subject(s) - theory of planned behavior , psychology , type 2 diabetes , behavioral pattern , developmental psychology , norm (philosophy) , medicine , clinical psychology , diabetes mellitus , control (management) , endocrinology , economics , management , software engineering , political science , law , engineering
Type 1 diabetes among children is increasing worldwide. Healthy diabetic diets are important to ensure growth and development, while postponing complications from the disease. This study aimed to understand dietary behaviors of children (7–20 year old) with type 1 diabetes using theory of planned behavior. A pre‐tested questionnaire was used to obtain information from 32 children followed by the department of Pediatrics, Inha University Hospital. The scores for attitude toward behavior, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and behavioral intention were 26.2+2.9, 24.1+3.4, 15.8+2.6, and 4.0+0.6, respectively. Multiple regression analyses showed that attitude toward behavior and subjective norm were positively related to behavioral intention, but perceived behavioral control were negatively related to behavioral intention. Only attitude toward behavior was statistically associated with behavioral intention (p<0.05). Behavioral intention was significantly associated with behavior (p<0.05). The findings of this study indicated how powerful the attitude variable is to behavioral intention and behavior, given that the small sample of 32 children provided sufficient statistical power. This study showed that nutrition education with children with type 1 diabetes should emphasize cultivating good attitude toward behavior.