Analysis of health self-management for diabetes self-efficacy / 中南大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To evaluate the effect of health self-management on self-efficiency of diabetes patients.
@*METHODS@#A total of 184 eligible and voluntary diabetes patients were recruited for 6 consecutive weeks of knowledge and skills intervention, and interviewed with questionnaire by diabetes self-efficacy scale (DSES) before and after the intervention. The changes in self-efficiency were compared with two paired sample McNemar test.
@*RESULTS@#After the intervention, the total scores of self-efficiency on diet, medication, blood sugar monitoring, foot care and complications management were all increased significantly compared with those before the intervention (P<0.05).
@*CONCLUSION@#The intervention model of health self-management for self-efficiency in diabetes patients is effective, and the quality of patients' life can be improved.