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Factors influencing diet barriers among outpatients with poorly‐controlled type 2 diabetes: A descriptive correlational study
Author(s) -
Cheng Ling Jie,
Wu Vivien Xi,
Dawkes Susan,
Lim Suan Tee,
Wang Wenru
Publication year - 2019
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/nhs.12569
Subject(s) - type 2 diabetes , descriptive statistics , diabetes mellitus , medicine , clinical psychology , scale (ratio) , psychology , descriptive research , family medicine , gerontology , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , endocrinology
The aim of the present descriptive correlational study was to investigate diet barriers and their influencing factors among outpatients with poorly‐controlled type 2 diabetes in Singapore. One hundred and ten patients with poorly‐controlled type 2 diabetes were recruited from a tertiary hospital in Singapore. The Personal Diabetes Questionnaire and Appraisal of Diabetes Scale were used to measure the study variables. Our participants reported that the most common diet barriers were eating out, followed by food cravings. Eating problems and negative diabetes appraisal were identified as significant predictors of diet barriers. The findings laid the groundwork with preliminary findings for the development of culturally‐tailored and patient‐centered education programs to enhance eating behaviors and promote positive appraisal.