Non-health outcomes affecting self-care behaviors and medical decision-making preference in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Hung-Ming Lin¹  Yi-Ting Lo²  Li-Chen Hung³  Ming-Jye Wang⁴ 

[1] Department of Business Administration, Minghsin University of Science and Technology;Department of Development and Planning, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch;Department of Healthcare Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology;Department of Secretariat, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch;

关键词: Health literacy;    Self-efficacy;    Patient empowerment;    Self-care behaviors;    Type 2 diabetes;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12911-020-1095-2

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background The effects of patient sustained self-care behaviors on glycemic control are even greater than the effects of medical treatment, indicating the value of identifying the factors that influence self-care behaviors. To date, these factors have not been placed in a single model to clarify the critical path affecting self-care behaviors. The aims of this study were to explore the relationships of these factors and the differences in patient preference for medical decision-making. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among outpatients with type 2 diabetes at a regional teaching hospital. Purposive sampling was adopted to recruit 316 eligible patients via self-administered questionnaires. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used for analysis. Results Significant direct pathways were identified from health literacy to self-efficacy, patient empowerment, and self-care behaviors; from self-efficacy to self-care behaviors; and from patient empowerment to self-care behaviors. Indirect pathways were from health literacy to self-care behaviors via self-efficacy or patient empowerment. The pathway from health literacy to self-efficacy was significantly stronger in those preferring shared decision-making than in those who preferred physician decision-making. Conclusions Health literacy is a critical factor in improving self-care behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes, and the effect of health literacy on self-efficacy was more significant in the shared decision-making than in the physician decision-making. Therefore, developing an effective health strategy to strengthen health literacy awareness and designing friendly, diverse health literacy materials, and application tools is the most important factor to facilitate self-care behaviors in this population.

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