Self‐efficacy and self‐care behavior of Malaysian patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross sectional survey

Siti Khuzaimah Ahmad Sharoni and Shu‐Fang Vivienne Wu

Nursing & Health Sciences, 2012, vol. 14, issue 1, 38-45

Abstract: This study investigated the association between self‐efficacy and self‐care behavior to determine the degree of self‐efficacy and to examine differences in self‐efficacy according to patient variables, including state of health, of Malaysian patients with type 2 diabetes. The sample comprised 388 patients (respondents). We collected the data from December 2010 to February 2011. We found a significant positive relationship between self‐efficacy and self‐care behavior (rs = 0.481, P

Date: 2012
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