The experience of Diabetes in young people: A test of the extended health belief model (Aalto & Uutela, 1997)
The experience of Diabetes in young people: A test of the extended health belief model (Aalto & Uutela, 1997)
108 young people aged 16-25 years with Type 1 diabetes completed postal questionnaires. High levels of family support and low locus of control beliefs in powerful others to control their diabetes reduce the young person's perception of severity and vulnerability to diabetes-related complications. High levels of family support and high quality of life scores predicted low life threat due to diabetes. High internal locus of control beliefs and high levels of diabetes-related empowerment predicted that the young person would see the benefits of adhering to the self-care regime as outweighing the costs of doing so and adherence to self-care regime was predicted largely by high levels of family support. The final model proposed explained 11.5% of the variance in the young person's adherence to the diabetes self-care regime which was supported by the findings of Aalto & Uutela (1997). Interviews with the young people demonstrated that good metabolic control was characterised by acceptance of diabetes, practical social support and the young person's ability to cope with the day-to-day demands of diabetes as well as responding to changing needs on unique occasions. Young people in poor metabolic control appear to have difficulty accepting the diagnosis and are unwilling to admit to others that they have diabetes. The role of the spouse/partner in the young peoples' lives was cited as important providers of social support. 50 spouse/partner reports were obtained in the last study and the results indicate that the participants with diabetes reported a better quality relationship, more diabetes-specific social support, more life threat due to the diabetes and worse adherence to the diabetes self-care regime than did their partner/spouse.
University of Southampton
Gillibrand, Rachel Anne
830235d3-4248-4f12-a9b2-20fda48f54a1
2002
Gillibrand, Rachel Anne
830235d3-4248-4f12-a9b2-20fda48f54a1
Gillibrand, Rachel Anne
(2002)
The experience of Diabetes in young people: A test of the extended health belief model (Aalto & Uutela, 1997).
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.
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108 young people aged 16-25 years with Type 1 diabetes completed postal questionnaires. High levels of family support and low locus of control beliefs in powerful others to control their diabetes reduce the young person's perception of severity and vulnerability to diabetes-related complications. High levels of family support and high quality of life scores predicted low life threat due to diabetes. High internal locus of control beliefs and high levels of diabetes-related empowerment predicted that the young person would see the benefits of adhering to the self-care regime as outweighing the costs of doing so and adherence to self-care regime was predicted largely by high levels of family support. The final model proposed explained 11.5% of the variance in the young person's adherence to the diabetes self-care regime which was supported by the findings of Aalto & Uutela (1997). Interviews with the young people demonstrated that good metabolic control was characterised by acceptance of diabetes, practical social support and the young person's ability to cope with the day-to-day demands of diabetes as well as responding to changing needs on unique occasions. Young people in poor metabolic control appear to have difficulty accepting the diagnosis and are unwilling to admit to others that they have diabetes. The role of the spouse/partner in the young peoples' lives was cited as important providers of social support. 50 spouse/partner reports were obtained in the last study and the results indicate that the participants with diabetes reported a better quality relationship, more diabetes-specific social support, more life threat due to the diabetes and worse adherence to the diabetes self-care regime than did their partner/spouse.
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