title: Associations of blood glucose control with self-efficacy and rated anxiety/depression in type II diabetes mellitus patients.
abstract: We investigated the possible relations of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level, a parameter of blood glucose control with scores on anxiety, depression, and self-efficacy for 113 outpatients (55 men and 58 women) with type II diabetes mellitus. The relation between the HbA1c level and the self-efficacy scores as well as with the ratings of anxiety and depression was evaluated. A significant relation was found for the HbA1c level with the scores; however, self-efficacy and anxiety and depression showed no association. These results suggest that HbA1c can be maintained at better levels by increasing self-efficacy of diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, Japan. kikeda@clg.niigata-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Hagiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Kimie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D020377:Self Efficacy
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose