Self-efficacy Affects Blood Sugar Control Among Adolescents With Type I Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

This study demonstrates that adolescents with type 1 DM and higher self-efficacy, especially males, have a higher probability of reaching target diabetes control.

Measurement of Parental Self-Efficacy for Diabetes Management in Young Children

“…Higher scores on the PDSMS in adults with T1D and T2D were associated with better self-care and glycemic control. Similarly, these associations between selfefficacy and glycemic control have been found for adolescents (Chih, Jan, Shu, & Lue, 2010;Grossman et al, 1987). Two measures have assessed parental selfefficacy with respect to their child's T1D.…”

“…Adequate reliability and validity has been established for this measure in both adults and adolescents (Chih et al, 2010;Wallston et al, 2007). The PDSMS was adapted to measure parental self-efficacy to carry out diabetes-related tasks for their young children resulting in a new measure, the PSESDM.…”

“…The present measure is an adaptation of the PDSMS, which has successfully been used with adults (Wallston et al, 2007) and adolescents (Chih et al, 2010). It was hypothesized Downloaded by [Dalhousie University] at 20:33 05 October 2014 that higher parental self-efficacy on the Parental Self-Efficacy Scale for Diabetes Management (PSESDM) would be associated with better glycemic control and parent-reported quality of life in their children.…”

Family Perspectives of Components of a Diabetes Transition Program

“…Hilliard et al (2014) stated that adolescents believe it is important to talk about transition sooner, request help in taking on additional self-management responsibilities and value independent interactions with the healthcare provider as well as learning skills such as making their own medical appointments, refilling prescriptions and taking responsibility for ordering supplies as needed. Young adults with high self-efficacy are more likely to engage in self-management behaviors and have better glycemic control (Chih, Jan, Shu, & Lue, 2010). In a study by Iannotti et al (2006), it was illustrated that the outcomes of diabetes self-management and self-efficacy are related to improved glycemic control, but is based on the adolescent's perception of the perceived effectiveness of the therapy.…”

Making New “New AI” Friends: Designing a Social Robot for Diabetic Children from an Embodied AI Perspective

“…This is closely related to Bandura's notion of perceived self-efficacy, a key element in his theories of successful behavior change [7,8]. Measures of self-efficacy have been linked to improvements in HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin) levels, which give a measure of blood glucose levels over the last two to three months, in adolescents [21] and young adults [31]. We summarize here the definitions that we have adopted synthesizing from the literature; we refer the reader to [34] for a more extensive discussion of these notions:…”