Dehghani-Tafti, Abbasali and Mazloomy Mahmoodabad, Seyed Saeid and Morowatisharifabad, Mohammad Ali and Afkhami Ardakani, Mohammad and Rezaeipandari, Hassan and Lotfi, Mohammad Hassan (2015) Determinants of Self-Care in Diabetic Patients Based on Health Belief Model. Global Journal of Health Science, 7 (5). ISSN 1916-9736
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine self-care predictors in diabetic patients based on health belief model.
MATERIALS & METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted on 110 diabetic patients referred to health service centers in Ardakan city, Yazd, Iran. The data was collected by a questionnaire including perceived benefits, barriers, severity, susceptibility, self-efficacy, social support, self-care behaviors and demographic variables.
RESULTS: Regularly medicine use (mean= 6.48 times per week) and shoes checking (mean= 1.17 times per week) were reported as the highest and the lowest self-care behaviors respectively. Health belief model constructs including perceived benefits, barriers, severity, susceptibility, self-efficacy and social support predicted 33.5% of the observed variance of self-care behaviors. Perceived susceptibility and self-efficacy had positive effect on self-care behavior; whereas perceived barrier's has negative effect. Self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility and barriers were most powerful predictor respectively.
CONCLUSION: The findings approved the efficiency of health belief model in prediction of self-care behaviors among diabetic patients. The findings realized the health belief model structure; therefore, it can be used as a framework for designing and implementing educational interventions in diabetes control plans.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Lib Research Guardians > Medical Science |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@lib.researchguardians.com |
Date Deposited: | 09 May 2023 09:49 |
Last Modified: | 05 Feb 2024 04:52 |
URI: | http://journal.edit4journal.com/id/eprint/953 |