title: Determinants of Self-Care in Diabetic Patients Based on Health Belief Model.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to determine self-care predictors in diabetic patients based on health belief model.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cross-sectional study was conducted on 110 diabetic patients referred to health service centers in Ardakan city, Yazd, Iran. The data was collected by a questionnaire including perceived benefits, barriers, severity, susceptibility, self-efficacy, social support, self-care behaviors and demographic variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Regularly medicine use (mean=6.48 times per week) and shoes checking (mean=1.17 times per week) were reported as the highest and the lowest self-care behaviors respectively. Health belief model constructs including perceived benefits, barriers, severity, susceptibility, self-efficacy and social support predicted 33.5% of the observed variance of self-care behaviors. Perceived susceptibility and self-efficacy had positive effect on self-care behavior; whereas perceived barrier's has negative effect. Self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility and barriers were most powerful predictor respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings approved the efficiency of health belief model in prediction of self-care behaviors among diabetic patients. The findings realized the health belief model structure; therefore, it can be used as a framework for designing and implementing educational interventions in diabetes control plans.
authors.forename: Abbasali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dehghani-Tafti
authors.forename: Seyed Saeid
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Mazloomy Mahmoodabad
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Morowatisharifabad
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afkhami Ardakani
authors.affiliation: Msc in health education, Elderly Health Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences,Yazd , Iran. hrezaeipandari@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rezaeipandari
authors.forename: Mohammad Hassan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lotfi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires