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Effectiveness of a self‐efficacy program for persons with diabetes: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Wu ShuFang Vivienne,
Lee MeiChen,
Liang ShuYuan,
Lu YuYing,
Wang TsaeJyy,
Tung HengHsin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00625.x
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , medicine , intervention (counseling) , self efficacy , physical therapy , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , nursing , psychology , psychotherapist , endocrinology
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a self‐efficacy program for persons with type 2 diabetes in Taiwan. A randomized controlled trial was designed ( n = 145), with 72 participants in the intervention group and 73 in the control group. The participants were pretested to establish a baseline and then post‐tests were undertaken 3 and 6 months after the baseline data were collected. The participants in the intervention group received the standard diabetes education program and an additional self‐efficacy program. The scores for efficacy expectations, outcome expectations, and self‐care activities had significantly increased in the intervention group at the 3 and 6 month follow‐ups, when compared to those of the control group. A smaller proportion of the participants in the intervention group had been hospitalized or had visited an emergency room than in the control group at the 6 month follow‐up. This study revealed that a self‐efficacy program for diabetes was acceptable and effective in the short term in the self‐management of persons with type 2 diabetes.