Self-management and well-being in adolescents with diabetes mellitus: do illness representations play a regulatory role?
This investigation examined the applicability of the self-regulatory model to adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Relationships among illness beliefs, diabetes self-management behaviors, psychological well-being, and blood glucose control were explored in 30 adolescents attending outpatient clinics in the United Kingdom. Correlation and regression analyses indicated that illness beliefs were not related to self-management behaviors, but both were important contributors to psychological well-being.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012648:Self Care
D001786:Blood Glucose