| dc.description.abstract | Lack of knowledge on disease management may distress type 2 diabetic patients, which could negatively
affect their quality of life. The health belief model has been widely used to improve the patient’s knowledge,
skill, and abilities in relation to self-care. The study aimed to examine the effect of diabetes self-management
education, based on the Health Belief Model (HBM), on the psychosocial outcome (self-efficacy, self-care
behaviour, distress, and quality of life), and glycemic control (measured by their blood glucose level). A
randomised control trial was employed, using a pre-test-post-test design. Our study recruited 120 type 2
diabetic patients who were equally assigned to the intervention group (n= 60) and the control group (n=60).
The data was analysed using an independent t test with a significance level of 0.05. After the intervention,
the intervention group and control group showed significantly different scores in self-efficacy, self-care
behaviour, diabetes distress, quality of life, and blood glucose level. Diabetes self-management education
based on the HBM had a significant effect on the phycosocial outcome of patients with type 2 diabetes. | en_US |
