title: Development of a situation-specific theory for explaining health-related quality of life among older South Korean adults with type 2 diabetes.
abstract: The purpose of the study was to develop a situation-specific theory for explaining health-related quality of life (QOL) among older South Korean adults with type 2 diabetes. To develop a situation-specific theory, three sources were considered: (a) the conceptual model of health promotion and QOL for people with chronic and disabling conditions (an existing theory related to the QOL in patients with chronic diseases); (b) a literature review using multiple databases including Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PubMed, PsycINFO, and two Korean databases; and (c) findings from our structural equation modeling study on health-related QOL in older South Korean adults with type 2 diabetes. The proposed situation-specific theory is constructed with six major concepts including barriers, resources, perceptual factors, psychosocial factors, health-promoting behaviors, and health-related QOL. The theory also provides the interrelationships among concepts. Health care providers and nurses could incorporate the proposed situation-specific theory into development of diabetes education programs for improving health-related QOL in older South Korean adults with type 2 diabetes.
authors.forename: Sun Ju
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Eun-Ok
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Im
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000469:parasitology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012648:Self Care; D020377:Self Efficacy