Relationships of diabetes self-care behaviours to glycaemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes and comorbid heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To describe the relationship between diabetes self-care behaviours and glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes and comorbid heart failure.

Design

A cross-sectional, correlational study.

Method

A secondary analysis of 180 participants' baseline data from a clinical trial that tested a 6-month integrated self-care intervention was performed. Correlational and hierarchical linear regression analysis was used to assess the relationships between diabetes self-care behaviours and glycaemic control.

Result

The Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities general diet and Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities exercise were negatively associated with glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), while Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities specific diet was positively a

SUBMITTER: Aga F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424468 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature