THE INFLUENCE OF SELF-EFFICACY AND HEALTH BELIEFS, CONSIDERING TREATMENT MODE, ON SELF-CARE BEHAVIOR OF ADULTS DIAGNOSED WITHIN 3 YEARS WITH NONINSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS.
Contributors: University of Maryland, College Park.
Published: 1990
Number of pages: 179
Subjects: Health Sciences, Human Development.; Health Sciences, Nursing.; Health Sciences, Education.
Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of diabetes self-efficacy beliefs on the self-care behaviors of adults diagnosed within 3 years with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). The addition of health beliefs as well as the contribution of treatment mode on self-care behaviors of adults was also investigated. This approach examined the assumption that individuals with strong beliefs in their capability to affect their health practiced self-care behaviors over a longer period of time. The subjects were 45 adults, 33 males and 12 females, who were diagnosed with NIDDM within the past 3 years. This study also investigated the influence of treatment mode on self-efficacy beliefs and on self-care behaviors. The additional variable of length of time since diagnosis was investigated with self-efficacy beliefs, as well as the influence of the demographic variables of gender, education, and marital status on self-efficacy beliefs.

The results of this study indicated that self-efficacy beliefs about diabetes predicted 64% of the diabetes self-care behaviors after 3 months. The addition of health beliefs accounted for 8% of self-care behavior after 3 months. The additional variable of treatment mode was not significant on self-efficacy beliefs or self-care behaviors. The variable of length of time since diagnosis and the demographic variables were also not significant.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-05, Section: B, page: 2487.

Thesis (PH.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK, 1990.

School code: 0117.