Open AccessDoes Patients’ Perception Affect Self-Care Practices? The Perspective of Health Belief Model
Author(s) -
Lydia Melkamu,
Resom Berhe,
Simegnew Handebo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s306752
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , perspective (graphical) , health belief model , perception , psychology , self care , social psychology , health care , medicine , nursing , computer science , health education , public health , communication , political science , artificial intelligence , law , neuroscience
Poor lifestyle choices contribute to the continued growth of chronic illness and disability. Patients with diabetes require continuous self-care choices and management to minimize the short- and long-term impact of the disease. This study aimed at assessing the use of the health belief model to describe self-care practices among patients with diabetes.