PMID- 29153226 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180205 LR - 20220409 IS - 1532-6578 (Electronic) IS - 1062-0303 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Dec TI - Relationship between person's health beliefs and diabetes self-care management regimen. PG - 187-192 LID - S1062-0303(17)30028-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jvn.2017.07.002 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between the health beliefs of Saudi adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and their adherence to daily diabetes self-care management regimen. A secondary aim was to examine the health beliefs of adults with a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) and participants without a DFU. METHOD: Descriptive correlational design with a convenience sample of 30 participants. Participants were recruited for this pilot study from an outpatient clinic at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh. The participants completed self-reported questionnaires about their health beliefs, daily diabetes self-care management regimen, and demographic characteristics. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to test the interaction effects. FINDINGS: Participants who reported having a high internal health locus of control (IHLoC) and a high level of self-efficacy (SE) adhered well to their foot care regimen (P = .038). The more the participants believed that God controls their health, and the higher their SE, the greater the participant's adherence to their medication regimen (P = .035). The stronger the participant's belief that following their diabetes treatment regimen will lead to good outcomes, the greater the participant's adherence to their dietary regimen for those with a low IHLoC (P = .015). Participants with a high SE and reported that their doctor is able to help them control their diabetes were more likely to follow their dietary regimen (P = .048). Participants with a DFU reported having additional health conditions besides T2DM (P = .018) and had less than a college education (P = .015). Although participants with a DFU reported that they were responsible for their diabetes (P = .21), they stated that God manages their diabetes (P = .29), and the disease can be controlled based on luck (P = .10). CONCLUSIONS: Participants' beliefs were found to influence their daily self-care management regimen. Further studies are needed using a larger sample. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Society for Vascular Nursing, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Albargawi, Moudi AU - Albargawi M AD - Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: msalbargawi@hotmail.com. FAU - Snethen, Julia AU - Snethen J AD - Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. FAU - Al Gannass, Abdulaziz AU - Al Gannass A AD - National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City-Riyadh, Department of Surgery-Medical City, Podiatric Surgery Unit, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Kelber, Sheryl AU - Kelber S AD - Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170802 PL - United States TA - J Vasc Nurs JT - Journal of vascular nursing : official publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing JID - 9014475 MH - Adult MH - *Attitude to Health MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/diet therapy/psychology MH - Diabetic Foot/psychology/therapy MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Pilot Projects MH - Saudi Arabia MH - *Self Care MH - *Self Efficacy MH - Surveys and Questionnaires EDAT- 2017/11/21 06:00 MHDA- 2018/02/06 06:00 CRDT- 2017/11/21 06:00 PHST- 2017/03/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/06/30 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/07/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/11/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/11/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/02/06 06:00 [medline] AID - S1062-0303(17)30028-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jvn.2017.07.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Vasc Nurs. 2017 Dec;35(4):187-192. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2017.07.002. Epub 2017 Aug 2.