title: Effectiveness of a self-efficacy program for persons with diabetes: a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a self-efficacy program for persons with type 2 diabetes in Taiwan. A randomized controlled trial was designed (n = 145), with 72 participants in the intervention group and 73 in the control group. The participants were pretested to establish a baseline and then post-tests were undertaken 3 and 6 months after the baseline data were collected. The participants in the intervention group received the standard diabetes education program and an additional self-efficacy program. The scores for efficacy expectations, outcome expectations, and self-care activities had significantly increased in the intervention group at the 3 and 6 month follow-ups, when compared to those of the control group. A smaller proportion of the participants in the intervention group had been hospitalized or had visited an emergency room than in the control group at the 6 month follow-up. This study revealed that a self-efficacy program for diabetes was acceptable and effective in the short term in the self-management of persons with type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan. shufang@ntunhs.edu.tw
authors.forename: Shu-Fang Vivienne
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Mei-Chen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Shu-Yuan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yu-Ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Tsae-Jyy
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Heng-Hsin
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Tung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013624:Taiwan; D016896:Treatment Outcome