The effect of psychological distress on self-care intention and behaviour in young adults with type 1 diabetes

An extended theory of planned behaviour including psychological distress was used to predict blood glucose monitoring in young adults with type 1 diabetes. Participants completed two surveys, a week apart (n = 167). Attitudes and perceived behavioural control were significantly associated with inten...

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Main Authors: Downie, G., Mullan, B., Boyes, Mark, McEvoy, Peter
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Ltd 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74708
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author Downie, G.
Mullan, B.
Boyes, Mark
McEvoy, Peter
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description An extended theory of planned behaviour including psychological distress was used to predict blood glucose monitoring in young adults with type 1 diabetes. Participants completed two surveys, a week apart (n = 167). Attitudes and perceived behavioural control were significantly associated with intention but subjective norm was not. Intention predicted blood glucose monitoring at T2. Higher scores in psychological distress significantly predicted poorer blood glucose monitoring at T2 but did not moderate the intention–behaviour relationship. Findings demonstrate some concerns with the theory of planned behaviour to predict self-care behaviour, yet highlight the importance of addressing psychological distress in diabetes self-management.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-747082019-05-08T05:10:10Z The effect of psychological distress on self-care intention and behaviour in young adults with type 1 diabetes Downie, G. Mullan, B. Boyes, Mark McEvoy, Peter An extended theory of planned behaviour including psychological distress was used to predict blood glucose monitoring in young adults with type 1 diabetes. Participants completed two surveys, a week apart (n = 167). Attitudes and perceived behavioural control were significantly associated with intention but subjective norm was not. Intention predicted blood glucose monitoring at T2. Higher scores in psychological distress significantly predicted poorer blood glucose monitoring at T2 but did not moderate the intention–behaviour relationship. Findings demonstrate some concerns with the theory of planned behaviour to predict self-care behaviour, yet highlight the importance of addressing psychological distress in diabetes self-management. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74708 10.1177/1359105318824795 Sage Publications Ltd restricted
spellingShingle Downie, G.
Mullan, B.
Boyes, Mark
McEvoy, Peter
The effect of psychological distress on self-care intention and behaviour in young adults with type 1 diabetes
title The effect of psychological distress on self-care intention and behaviour in young adults with type 1 diabetes
title_full The effect of psychological distress on self-care intention and behaviour in young adults with type 1 diabetes
title_fullStr The effect of psychological distress on self-care intention and behaviour in young adults with type 1 diabetes
title_full_unstemmed The effect of psychological distress on self-care intention and behaviour in young adults with type 1 diabetes
title_short The effect of psychological distress on self-care intention and behaviour in young adults with type 1 diabetes
title_sort effect of psychological distress on self-care intention and behaviour in young adults with type 1 diabetes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74708