title: Research-based practice implications for patients with diabetes. Part II: Diabetes self-efficacy.
abstract: Part I of this two-part research article that describes diabetes knowledge pre- and post-home care instruction was reported in last month's issue of Home Healthcare Nurse. As indicated, foundational knowledge is a necessary prerequisite to effective diabetes management. This article reports on patients' self-efficacy for diabetes management before and after home care and demonstrates that boosting a person's judgment of his or her ability to perform specific diabetes activities is an important next step toward improving self-care.
authors.affiliation: Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education/Washington State University College of Nursing, Spokane 99224-5291, USA. corbett@wsu.edu
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Corbett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy