PMID- 26156908
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20151104
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 1916-9736 (Print)
IS  - 1916-9744 (Electronic)
IS  - 1916-9736 (Linking)
VI  - 7
IP  - 5
DP  - 2015 Feb 24
TI  - Do Perceptions of Empowerment Affect Glycemic Control and Self-Care Among Adults 
      with Type 2 Diabetes?
PG  - 80-90
LID - 10.5539/gjhs.v7n5p80 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: The Arab adult with T2DM is understudied with less known facts about 
      the perception of empowerment and its relationship with self-care and glycemic 
      control. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which 
      perception of empowerment by Arab adults living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 
      (T2DM) was associated with better glycemic control and self-care management. 
      METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study was led among 300 Arab adults living 
      in Oman with T2DM in an outpatient diabetes clinic. The Diabetes Empowerment 
      Scale (DES), glycosylated haemaglobin (HbA1c) and Body mass index was assessed. 
      The DES was found to be valid and reliable for the population. ANOVA, Regression 
      analysis, and Structural equation modeling was used for analysis. RESULTS: The 
      composite score and three subscales of DES were a significant and strong 
      predictor of good glycemic control among Omani adults with T2DM (p<0.001). Age, 
      education, duration of DM, prior DM education program and medications were 
      significantly associated with DES. CONCLUSION: Diabetes nurse educators engaged 
      in the care of adults with T2DM should assess self-empowerment and tailor 
      interventions to increase empowerment for better glycemic control. Patient 
      empowerment plays an essential role in maintaining self-care behaviours and 
      HbA1c.
FAU - D'Souza, Melba Sheila
AU  - D'Souza MS
AD  - SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY. melba123@rediffmail.com.
FAU - Karkada, Subrahmanya Nairy
AU  - Karkada SN
FAU - Hanrahan, Nancy P
AU  - Hanrahan NP
FAU - Venkatesaperumal, Ramesh
AU  - Venkatesaperumal R
FAU - Amirtharaj, Anandhi
AU  - Amirtharaj A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20150224
PL  - Canada
TA  - Glob J Health Sci
JT  - Global journal of health science
JID - 101519495
RN  - 0 (Glycated Hemoglobin A)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood/psychology/*therapy
MH  - Female
MH  - Glycated Hemoglobin/*analysis
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Oman
MH  - Patient Education as Topic
MH  - *Power, Psychological
MH  - *Self Care
MH  - *Self Efficacy
PMC - PMC4803921
EDAT- 2015/07/15 06:00
MHDA- 2015/11/05 06:00
PMCR- 2015/10/01
CRDT- 2015/07/10 06:00
PHST- 2014/11/24 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/12/23 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/07/10 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/07/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/11/05 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2015/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - GJHS-7-80 [pii]
AID - 10.5539/gjhs.v7n5p80 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Glob J Health Sci. 2015 Feb 24;7(5):80-90. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v7n5p80.