Association of Body Image and Health Beliefs With Health Behaviors in Patients With Diabetes

Chao, Hai-Lun; Lao, I-Ha; Hao, Lyh-Jyh; Lin, Chu-Chuan

doi:10.1177/0145721712452796

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“…Patients’ perceived barrier beliefs were a significant factor in predicting diabetic foot self-care behavior and behavior frequency. Similar results also showed that patients with higher disease threat beliefs had higher health-behavior barriers and better prevention behaviors [ 12 , 25 ]. This phenomenon might be that the participants were type II diabetic patients who were all seeking medical care regularly.…”

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confidence: 57%

“…Positive health beliefs about diabetes are expected to improve patient’s compliance with their treatment. A similar result also showed that applying the health belief model to the self-care of diabetic patients had a significant influence on health behavior [ 12 , 22 ]. According to another study on diabetes based on the health belief model, higher threat beliefs correlated with better diabetic self-care behavior [ 23 ].…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Benefit beliefs were also an important predictive factor for the number of implementation days within each week, while having cohabitants, benefit beliefs, and barrier beliefs were significant predictive factors for behavior frequency. Stronger benefit beliefs related to health behavior correspond to better treatment and prevention behaviors [ 12 , 14 ]. Patients are more willing to practice regular self-care behavior when they think that self-care would benefit their diseases.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some studies indicated that those who perceived higher susceptibility, severity, behavior benefits, and lower behavior barriers significantly perform more preventive health behaviors [ 12 , 13 ]. Thus, perceived barrier beliefs had a negative correlation with health behavior.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Diabetic patients’ health beliefs significantly influence their health behavior and effectively predict their self-care behavior [ 12 , 13 , 14 ]. However, few studies have specifically explored the relationship between diabetic foot ulcer patients’ health beliefs and foot self-care.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Exploring the Relationship of Health Beliefs and Self-Care Behaviors Related to Diabetic Foot Ulcers of Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Chuang

Huang

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Objective: Diabetic foot ulcers are an invasive complication of diabetes and are increasing. This study investigates the relationship between health beliefs and foot self-care behaviors, among people with type II diabetes. Methods: A cross-sectional design was adopted, and 98 patients were recruited from outpatient clinics of the endocrine department. The questionnaires of Demographic, Diabetes Foot Ulcer Health Belief Scale (Health Beliefs, DFUHBS), and Diabetes Foot Self-Care Behavior Scale (Self Care, DFSBS) were used to collect data. Results: Among the subjects living alone or who had diabetes less than ten years, the score of DFSBS was significantly lower than among those living with families or who had diabetes for ten years or more. The frequency of performing diabetes foot self-care behavior, among males was lower than among females significantly. Although there was no significant difference in the Health Belief total score, there were differences in the benefit subscale. Those who had junior high school level or less or had diabetes less than ten years, their score was significantly lower than those with senior high school level or more or had diabetes ten years or more. In a multivariable regression model, living with family, diabetes duration, and health beliefs explained 42.9% of the variance of diabetic-foot self-care behaviors. Conclusions: Living alone, shorter duration of diabetes, male gender, and lower health belief scores predict less adequate diabetic foot self-care behavior. Health care providers should assess these factors when designing individual care plans.

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confidence: 83%