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Relationships between dispositional mindfulness, health behaviors, and hemoglobin A1c among adults with type 2 diabetes
Examine cross-sectional relationships between dispositional mindfulness and diabetes self-care behaviors (i.e., medication adherence, diet and exercise behavior, and self-monitoring of blood glucose; SMBG), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c, %), and body mass index (BMI; continuously and obese vs. not). Adults...
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Published in: | Journal of behavioral medicine 2018-12, Vol.41 (6), p.798-805 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Examine cross-sectional relationships between dispositional mindfulness and diabetes self-care behaviors (i.e., medication adherence, diet and exercise behavior, and self-monitoring of blood glucose; SMBG), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c, %), and body mass index (BMI; continuously and obese vs. not). Adults with type 2 diabetes (
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= 148,
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age
= 55.7 ± 10.1) who were recruited to participate in a web-based diabetes medication adherence intervention completed all assessments at enrollment. In unadjusted analyses, mindfulness was associated with better dietary habits and worse HbA1c (
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ISSN: | 0160-7715 1573-3521 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10865-018-9938-3 |