Impact of social support, self-efficacy, and outcome expectations on self-care behaviors and glycemic control in Caucasian and African-American adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus /
Year: 2002
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Caucasians and African-Americans with type 2 diabetes continue to experience preventable diabetes-related life-threatening complications despite medical advances and health care availability.African-Americans are more likely to suffer from diabetesrelated complications and experience a higher diabetes-related mortality rate than Caucasians.There is a definite need to better understand the relationship of psychosocial variables to diabetes control in these two racial groups.The purpose of this two-group, comparative, descriptive study was to examine the relationships of social support, selfefficacy, and outcome expectations (beliefs that diabetes-related behaviors will lead to certain outcomes) to self-care behaviors and glycemic control in Caucasian and African-American adults with type 2 diabetes.A convenience sample of 91 Caucasian and
Author: Diane Orr Chlebowy
Institution: The Ohio State University
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2467120458