Predictors of Diabetes Self-Management among Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Table 4
Factors predicting the DSM.
Variables
SLR
MLR
(95% CI)
value
Adj. (95% CI)
-stat
value
Constant
12.02 (6.68, 17.37)
Sociodemographic & treatment option
Age (years)
−0.01 (, 0.04)
0.614
—
—
—
Gender
0.26 (, 1.86)
0.744
—
—
—
Marital status
(, 0.70)
0.399
—
—
—
Years of education
0.00 (, 0.18)
0.934
—
—
—
Health profile
Duration of DM
(, 0.10)
0.475
—
—
—
Chronic illness
(, 1.33)
0.421
—
—
—
Complication
(, 0.28)
0.092
—
—
—
Others predicting factors
Belief in treatment effectiveness
0.47 (0.31, 0.62)
0.000
0.301 (0.13, 0.47)
3.46
0.001
Family support
0.35 (0.22, 0.48)
0.000
0.198 (0.05, 0.34)
2.71
0.007
Healthcare provider-patient communication
0.19 (, 0.38)
0.058
—
—
—
Knowledge
0.86 (0.47, 1.26)
0.000
0.400 (, 0.81)
1.92
0.055
Self-efficacy
0.337 (0.14, 0.52)
0.001
0.210 (0.02, 0.39)
2.22
0.027
Simple linear regression. Multiple linear regression (); the model reasonably fits well; model assumptions are met: there is no interaction between independent variables and multicollinearity problem. Crude regression coefficient. Adjusted regression coefficient. .
