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Published in: Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders 1/2020

01-06-2020 | Insulins | Research article

Self-care of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus over the course of illness: implications for tailoring support

Authors: Anne van Puffelen, Marise Kasteleyn, Lianne de Vries, Mieke Rijken, Monique Heijmans, Giel Nijpels, François Schellevis, on behalf of the Diacourse study group

Published in: Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Purpose

Type 2 diabetes requires patients to make lifestyle changes and perform daily self-care. To determine at what stages patients may need particular self-management support, we examined (1) whether patients’ performance of self-care related to their diabetes duration, and (2) whether illness characteristics (treatment and complications) and diabetes-related distress influenced this relationship.

Methods

Cross-sectional data from 590 type 2 diabetes patients were analysed through linear and logistic regression analysis. Self-care behaviours were assessed by the revised Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) measure. Diabetes duration (model 1), treatment and complications (model 2), and distress, as assessed by the Problem Areas In Diabetes (PAID) scale (model 3), were stepwise included. Sociodemographic characteristics were added to all models to account for confounding.

Results

Patients with a longer history of diabetes were less physically active, but monitored their blood glucose levels more frequently than more recently diagnosed patients. These relationships were mediated by the presence of complications and the use of insulin, with lower levels of physical activity being found among patients with macrovascular complications and higher frequencies of glucose monitoring among patients on insulin. All predictors together explained maximally 5% of the variance in self-care, except for glucose monitoring (37%) and smoking (11%).

Conclusion

Type 2 diabetes patients’ self-care activity changes over the course of illness. To provide tailored self-management support, diabetes care providers should take into account patients’ phase of illness, including their treatment and complications, as well as their personal characteristics and distress level.
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Metadata
Title
Self-care of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus over the course of illness: implications for tailoring support
Authors
Anne van Puffelen
Marise Kasteleyn
Lianne de Vries
Mieke Rijken
Monique Heijmans
Giel Nijpels
François Schellevis
on behalf of the Diacourse study group
Publication date
01-06-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 2251-6581
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-019-00479-y

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