Open AccessThe Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in the Association Between Diabetes Education and Support and Self-Care Management
Author(s) -
Lucia Juarez,
Caroline Presley,
Carrie R. Howell,
April A. Agne,
Andrea Cherrington
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
health education and behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1552-6127
pISSN - 1090-1981
DOI - 10.1177/10901981211008819
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , self efficacy , medicine , psychological intervention , mediation , population , diabetes management , type 2 diabetes , self management , patient education , gerontology , psychology , family medicine , nursing , environmental health , endocrinology , political science , computer science , law , psychotherapist , machine learning
A total of 1,318 participants were included in the study (mean age = 52.9 years, SD = 9.6; 72.5% female, 56.4% Black, 3.1% Hispanic). Diabetes education was associated with increases in self-care activity scores related to general diet, physical activity, glucose self-monitoring, and foot care; care coordination was associated with glucose self-monitoring. In addition, mediation analysis models confirmed that improvements in self-efficacy led to improved self-care activities scores, mediating the association of diabetes education and self-care activities.