Factors affecting T2DM patients' behaviors associated with integrated treatment and prevention services in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients' attitude, subjective norms (SN), perceived behavioral control (PBC), behavioral intention (BI) and behavior associated with integrated treatment and preventive (ITP) services.

Methods

A convenient sampling method was employed at a community health center in Nanjing, China between January and July 2022. The collected data were processed using Epidata 3.1, SPSS 26.0, and AMOS 24.0. Descriptive statistics and a structural equation model based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) were used to explore the correlation between the study variables.

Results

430 participants were eventually included, with a response rate of 98.6%. The mean age was 72.50 ± 5.69 years. The TPB model proved

SUBMITTER: Zhao R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10588159 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature