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Relationships among self-care agency, self-efficacy, self-care, and glycemic control.

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Sousa, VD; Zauszniewski, JA; Musil, CM; Price Lea, PJ; Davis, SA
Published in: Research and theory for nursing practice
January 2005

Costly complications of diabetes often arise from poor glycemic control. Appropriate diabetes self-care management may improve control. This study examined whether self-care management affects glycemic control and mediates relationships between self-efficacy and self-care agency with glycemic control. In a cross-sectional correlational design, data from a prior study of 141 insulin-requiring adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes were examined using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, and multiple hierarchical regression. Findings indicated that greater self-care agency and self-efficacy lead to greater self-care management, in turn leading to better glycemic control. Self-care management did not mediate between self-efficacy or self-care agency and glycemic control. Thus, beliefs or capabilities for self-care are insufficient to improve glycemic control; doing so requires self-care management.

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Published In

Research and theory for nursing practice

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ISSN

1541-6577

Publication Date

January 2005

Volume

19

Issue

3

Start / End Page

217 / 230

Related Subject Headings

  • Self Efficacy
  • Self Care
  • Regression Analysis
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Internal-External Control
  • Humans
  • Glycated Hemoglobin
  • Female
 

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Sousa, V. D., Zauszniewski, J. A., Musil, C. M., Price Lea, P. J., & Davis, S. A. (2005). Relationships among self-care agency, self-efficacy, self-care, and glycemic control. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, 19(3), 217–230. https://doi.org/10.1891/rtnp.2005.19.3.217
Sousa, Valmi D., Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, Carol M. Musil, Patricia J. Price Lea, and Schenita A. Davis. “Relationships among self-care agency, self-efficacy, self-care, and glycemic control.Research and Theory for Nursing Practice 19, no. 3 (January 2005): 217–30. https://doi.org/10.1891/rtnp.2005.19.3.217.
Sousa VD, Zauszniewski JA, Musil CM, Price Lea PJ, Davis SA. Relationships among self-care agency, self-efficacy, self-care, and glycemic control. Research and theory for nursing practice. 2005 Jan;19(3):217–30.
Sousa, Valmi D., et al. “Relationships among self-care agency, self-efficacy, self-care, and glycemic control.Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, vol. 19, no. 3, Jan. 2005, pp. 217–30. Epmc, doi:10.1891/rtnp.2005.19.3.217.
Sousa VD, Zauszniewski JA, Musil CM, Price Lea PJ, Davis SA. Relationships among self-care agency, self-efficacy, self-care, and glycemic control. Research and theory for nursing practice. 2005 Jan;19(3):217–230.

Published In

Research and theory for nursing practice

DOI

ISSN

1541-6577

Publication Date

January 2005

Volume

19

Issue

3

Start / End Page

217 / 230

Related Subject Headings

  • Self Efficacy
  • Self Care
  • Regression Analysis
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Internal-External Control
  • Humans
  • Glycated Hemoglobin
  • Female