Development of a model to explain self-management behaviors of patients with diabetes

• Project/Area Number: 21792201
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: SHIBAYAMA Taiga 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 准教授 (80420082)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
• Keywords: 看護学 / 糖尿病 / 患者教育 / 行動変容 / 臨床研究 / セルフケア / 病気認知 / 感情 / 健康行動理論 / 健康心理学

Research Abstract

Review of domestic and international literatures about health behavioral theories indicated that the common sense model (CSM) by Leventhal and colleagues is useful to explain self-management behaviors of patients with chronic illness because of its multifaceted framework. The brief measurement scale of illness representation, the main construct of the CSM, was developed for Japanese patients in the present study. Although validity and reliability of the scale were examined in the hemodialysis patients with diabetes, further study with larger sample should be needed to confirm the results.