Social support and lifestyle vs. medical diabetes self-management in the diabetes study of Northern California (DISTANCE).

ABSTRACT:

Background

In chronic illness self-care, social support may influence some health behaviors more than others.

Purpose

Examine social support's association with seven individual chronic illness self-management behaviors: two healthy "lifestyle" behaviors (physical activity, diet) and five more highly skilled and diabetes-specific (medical) behaviors (checking feet, oral medication adherence, insulin adherence, self-monitored blood glucose, primary care appointment attendance).

Methods

Using cross-sectional administrative and survey data from 13,366 patients with type 2 diabetes, Poisson regression models estimated the adjusted relative risks (ARR) of practicing each behavior at higher vs lower levels of social support.

Results

Higher emotional support and social

SUBMITTER: Rosland AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4218888 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature