Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i35/101775
Year: 2016, Volume: 9, Issue: 35, Pages: 1-8
Original Article
Jeonghwa Cho, Youngshin Song*, Younghee Jun, Yoonhee Lee and Jong-Im Kim
College of Nursing, Chungnam National University, 266 Munwha-ro Jung-gu, Daejeon, 301-747, South Korea; [email protected]
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Youngshin Song
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Objectives: The present study examined the role of unmet social support needs on the relationship between health care providers’ communication efforts and self-efficacy among patients with diabetes. Methods/Statistical Analysis: Patients with diabetes, who were outpatients from an endocrinology department at C University Hospital, participated in a cross-sectional survey. A total 303 patients were enrolled and assessed. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlations, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analyses were performed. Findings: Results showed that interpersonal care processes with health care providers was significantly correlated with diabetes self-efficacy. Unmet needs in terms of health care providers’ support was also significantly and negatively correlated with interpersonal care processes and diabetes self-efficacy. SEM results revealed that unmet needs regarding health care providers’ support mediated the relationship between interpersonal care processes and diabetes self-efficacy. Improvements/ Applications: Therefore, diabetes self-efficacy is likely enhanced when interpersonal care processes include adequate communication between providers and patients, which in turn boosts support for patients with diabetes.
Keywords: Health Care Provider, Interpersonal Process, Mediation Analysis, Self-efficacy, Support
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