A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis to Explore Diabetes Self-Care Factors in a Rural Sample.

ABSTRACT: Diabetes is a public health problem that requires management to avoid health sequelae. Little is known about the determinants that influence diabetes self-care activities among rural populations. The purpose of this analysis was to explore the relationships among diabetes self-care activities, diabetes knowledge, perceived diabetes self-management, diabetes fatalism, and social support among an underserved rural group in the southern United States. A diabetes health promotion program was tested during a cluster randomized trial that tested a disease risk reduction program among adults living with prediabetes and diabetes. A structural equation model was fit to test psychosocial factors that influence diabetes self-care activities using the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model of

SUBMITTER: Abbott L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9407851 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature