The Relationship between Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Care Behaviors in Diabetic Patients
Background: Neglecting self-care behaviors is considered an important factor contributing to mortality among diabetic patients. According to Bandura’s Social-Cognitive Theory, there is a close relationship between individual performance and self-efficacy. Moreover, access to health-related informati...
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| description | Background: Neglecting self-care behaviors is considered an important factor contributing to mortality among diabetic patients. According to Bandura’s Social-Cognitive Theory, there is a close relationship between individual performance and self-efficacy. Moreover, access to health-related information or health literacy can affect health status. Aim: To investigate the relationship between health literacy, self-efficacy, and self-care behaviors in diabetic patients. Method: This descriptive correlational study was conducted on 400 patients with diabetes referred to a diabetes clinic during 2015. The participants were selected through convenience sampling. The data collection tools included Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults, Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities. To analyze the data, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, independent t-test, and one-way analysis of variance were run in SPSS, version 19. Results: The mean age of the participants was 55.1±10.1 years and 74.75% of them were male. The mean scores of self-care behaviors, health literacy, and self-efficacy were 61.94±14.35, 63.6±20.7, and 146.3±22.9, respectively. Moreover, the results of Pearson’s correlation coefficient showed a significant direct correlation between health literacy and self-efficacy (P=0.03, r=0.1), as well as health literacy and self-care behaviors (P=0.04, r=0.1). Furthermore, self-efficacy had a significant direct correlation with self-care behaviors (P |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e1ea146634a444698debd92898540062022-12-22T00:41:28ZfasMashhad University of Medical SciencesJournal of Evidence-Based Care2008-24872008-370X2017-10-0173172510.22038/ebcj.2017.24826.15519378The Relationship between Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Care Behaviors in Diabetic PatientsMojgan Masoompour0Batool Tirgari1Zahra Ghazanfari2MSc of Medical Surgical Nursing, Nursing Research Center, Razi School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranAssistant Professor of Nursing, Nursing Research Center, Razi School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranInstructor of Nursing, Instructor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nursing Research Center, Razi School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranBackground: Neglecting self-care behaviors is considered an important factor contributing to mortality among diabetic patients. According to Bandura’s Social-Cognitive Theory, there is a close relationship between individual performance and self-efficacy. Moreover, access to health-related information or health literacy can affect health status. Aim: To investigate the relationship between health literacy, self-efficacy, and self-care behaviors in diabetic patients. Method: This descriptive correlational study was conducted on 400 patients with diabetes referred to a diabetes clinic during 2015. The participants were selected through convenience sampling. The data collection tools included Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults, Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities. To analyze the data, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, independent t-test, and one-way analysis of variance were run in SPSS, version 19. Results: The mean age of the participants was 55.1±10.1 years and 74.75% of them were male. The mean scores of self-care behaviors, health literacy, and self-efficacy were 61.94±14.35, 63.6±20.7, and 146.3±22.9, respectively. Moreover, the results of Pearson’s correlation coefficient showed a significant direct correlation between health literacy and self-efficacy (P=0.03, r=0.1), as well as health literacy and self-care behaviors (P=0.04, r=0.1). Furthermore, self-efficacy had a significant direct correlation with self-care behaviors (Phttp://ebcj.mums.ac.ir/article_9378_850d0b29dcf87e84674a1e08dac7b3e9.pdfDiabetic patientsHealth literacySelf-care behaviorsSelf-efficacy |
| spellingShingle | Mojgan Masoompour Batool Tirgari Zahra Ghazanfari The Relationship between Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Care Behaviors in Diabetic Patients Journal of Evidence-Based Care Diabetic patients Health literacy Self-care behaviors Self-efficacy |
| title | The Relationship between Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Care Behaviors in Diabetic Patients |
| title_full | The Relationship between Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Care Behaviors in Diabetic Patients |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship between Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Care Behaviors in Diabetic Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Care Behaviors in Diabetic Patients |
| title_short | The Relationship between Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Care Behaviors in Diabetic Patients |
| title_sort | relationship between health literacy self efficacy and self care behaviors in diabetic patients |
| topic | Diabetic patients Health literacy Self-care behaviors Self-efficacy |
| url | http://ebcj.mums.ac.ir/article_9378_850d0b29dcf87e84674a1e08dac7b3e9.pdf |
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