Identification of diabetes self-management profiles in adults: A cluster analysis using selected self-reported outcomes.

ABSTRACT: The present study describes adult diabetes self-management (DSM) profiles using self-reported outcomes associated with the engagement in diabetes care activities and psychological adjustment to the disease. We used self-reported data from a community-based cohort of adults with diabetes (N = 316) and conducted a cluster analysis of selected self-reported DSM outcomes (i.e., DSM behaviors, self-efficacy and perceived empowerment, diabetes distress and quality of life). We tested whether clusters differed according to sociodemographic, clinical, and care delivery processes variables. Cluster analysis revealed four distinct DSM profiles that combined high/low levels of engagement in diabetes care activities and good/poor psychological adjustment to the disease. The profiles were differently a

SUBMITTER: Alexandre K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7822269 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature