Andrea Cherrington|Kenneth A. Wallston|Russell L. Rothman
Exploring the relationship between diabetes self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, and glycemic control among men and women with type 2 diabetes
University of Alabama|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center
depression low selfefficacy associated worse glycemic control adults diabetes relationship variables poorly understood conducted crosssectional study examining associations depressive symptoms selfefficacy glycemic control among men n 64 women n 98 type 2 diabetes see selfefficacy mediates relationship depression glycemic control correlational mediational analyses examined relationship three variables sample whole separately sex significant association depressive symptoms glycemic control found men 034 p 001 women 005 p 059 path analysis suggested among men selfefficacy mediates relationship depressive symptoms glycemic control conclude men depressive symptoms type 2 diabetes may need tailored interventions improve selfefficacy order achieve glycemic control