Abstract
The effect of multigenerational legacies of diabetes on health beliefs and behaviors was explored. Diabetic participants (N = 123) with family histories of diabetes responded to survey questions about their own diabetes self-care behavior, illness representation (including consequences and controllability of diabetes), recollection of a family member's illness representation and complications, and perceived social consequences of diabetes. Recollections about family members' disease controllability (r = .21, p < .05) and social consequences (r = -.19, p < .05) and participants' own perceptions of controllability were significantly related. Significant associations were also found between perceptions of controllability and general and social consequences with medication adherence (ß=-.33, ß=-36, and β= -.43, respectively, all p <. 05). Findings suggest that explorations of patients' recollections of a family member's experiences with diabetes can affect their illness perceptions and behavior.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 508-517 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Research in Nursing and Health |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2007 |
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Keywords
- Diabetes
- Family illness representation
- Insulin and medication adherence
- Multigenerational legacy
- Stigma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nursing(all)
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Legacy of diabetes and self-care behavior. / Scollan-Koliopoulos, Melissa; O'Connell, Kathleen A.; Walker, Elizabeth A.
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