Research Article

Association between Diabetes Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Spearman correlation between ADKnowl and GSES.

VariablesGSES
r value

Total score0.172≤0.001
Diet and food0.121≤0.001
Treatment0.102≤0.001
Sick days0.054≤0.001
Foot care0.146≤0.001
Physical activity0.077≤0.001
Smoking/alcohol effects0.119≤0.001
Reducing complication risk0.163≤0.001
Hypoglycaemia0.091≤0.001

ADKnowl: the audit of diabetes knowledge; GSES: general self-efficacy scale.