PMID- 37757607 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231103 LR - 20231106 IS - 1873-5134 (Electronic) IS - 0738-3991 (Linking) VI - 117 DP - 2023 Dec TI - Underlying mechanisms of diabetes knowledge influencing diabetes self-management behaviors among patients with type II diabetes in rural China: Based on health belief model. PG - 107986 LID - S0738-3991(23)00366-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107986 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between diabetes knowledge and diabetes self-management (DSM) behaviors and to explore the influence mechanism between them among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) based on health belief model in rural China. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 483 participants with T2DM from 8 villages of 3 townships in Jiangsu Province. All participants completed a structured questionnaire, including demographic information, diabetes knowledge, DSM behaviors, health beliefs, and cognitive function. Multiple linear regression and mediation analysis were performed to analyze the association between diabetes knowledge and DSM behaviors, furthermore the mechanism between them. RESULTS: Diabetes knowledge and self-efficacy positively influenced DSM behaviors. Health beliefs multiply mediated the association between diabetes knowledge and DSM behaviors. Perceived behavioral barriers mediated the relationship between diabetes knowledge and DSM behaviors, where a suppression effect existed. A chain-mediated effect was found: diabetes knowledge affected perceived benefits, followed by self-efficacy, and finally DSM behaviors. CONCLUSION: Diabetes knowledge acquisition played an important role in improving DSM behaviors, and health beliefs multiply mediated the relationship between them. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: When designing interventions, health systems and health providers should refocus on diabetes knowledge, emphasize the benefits of self-management, and consider the barriers that patients may encounter. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Wang, Xiaoying AU - Wang X AD - School of Social Development and Public Policy & Center for Behavioral Health, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. FAU - Tian, Bo AU - Tian B AD - School of Social Development and Public Policy & Center for Behavioral Health, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhang, Shengfa AU - Zhang S AD - National Population Heath Data Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. FAU - Li, Jina AU - Li J AD - School of Social Development and Public Policy & Center for Behavioral Health, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. FAU - Yang, Weiping AU - Yang W AD - Yancheng Dafeng People's Hospital, Jiangsu Province, China. FAU - Gu, Linni AU - Gu L AD - School of Health Management, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. FAU - Zhang, Weijun AU - Zhang W AD - School of Social Development and Public Policy & Center for Behavioral Health, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. Electronic address: zwj@bnu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230921 PL - Ireland TA - Patient Educ Couns JT - Patient education and counseling JID - 8406280 MH - Humans MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy/psychology MH - *Self-Management MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - Health Behavior MH - China MH - Surveys and Questionnaires MH - Health Belief Model MH - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice OTO - NOTNLM OT - Diabetes Knowledge OT - Diabetes Self-management OT - Health Belief Model OT - Multiple Mediating Effects OT - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2023/09/28 00:42 MHDA- 2023/11/03 06:44 CRDT- 2023/09/27 18:05 PHST- 2023/03/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/09/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/11/03 06:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/09/28 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/09/27 18:05 [entrez] AID - S0738-3991(23)00366-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107986 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Patient Educ Couns. 2023 Dec;117:107986. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107986. Epub 2023 Sep 21.