Pathways of empowerment perceptions, health literacy, self-efficacy, and self-care behaviors to glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Highlights • Health literacy indirectly affected self-care behaviors through the mediation of self-efficacy. • Enhancing health literacy can be a potential strategy for improving self-efficacy. • Empowerment approach can be a potential strategy for improving health literacy.

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Published in:Patient education and counseling 2016-02, Vol.99 (2), p.287-294
Main Authors: Lee, Yau-Jiunn, Shin, Shyi-Jang, Wang, Ruey-Hsia, Lin, Kun-Der, Lee, Yu-Li, Wang, Yi-Hsien
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Glucose - analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - psychology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Empowerment perceptions
Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis
Glycemic control
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Literacy
Humans
Internal Medicine
Middle Aged
Nursing
Patient Compliance
Perception
Power (Psychology)
Reproducibility of Results
Self Care - psychology
Self Efficacy
Self-care behaviors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Taiwan - epidemiology
Type 2 diabetes
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • Health literacy indirectly affected self-care behaviors through the mediation of self-efficacy. • Enhancing health literacy can be a potential strategy for improving self-efficacy. • Empowerment approach can be a potential strategy for improving health literacy.
ISSN:0738-3991
1873-5134
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2015.08.021