Self-management and well-being in adolescents with diabetes mellitus: do illness representations play a regulatory role ?

Law, G.U.; Kelly, T.P.; Huey, D.; Summerbell, C.

Abstract

This investigation examined the applicability of the self-regulatory model to adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Relationships among illness beliefs, diabetes self-management behaviors, psychological well-being, and blood glucose control were explored in 30 adolescents attending outpatient clinics in the United Kingdom. Correlation and regression analyses indicated that illness beliefs were not related to self-management behaviors, but both were important contributors to psychological well-being.

Citation

Law, G., Kelly, T., Huey, D., & Summerbell, C. (2002). Self-management and well-being in adolescents with diabetes mellitus: do illness representations play a regulatory role ?. Journal of Adolescent Health, 31(4), 381-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1054-139x%2802%2900397-x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2002
• Deposit Date: Jun 10, 2009
• Journal: Journal of Adolescent Health
• Print ISSN: 1054-139X
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 381-385
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s1054-139x%2802%2900397-x
• Keywords: Adherence, Adjustment, Adolescents, Anxiety, Depression, Illness beliefs, Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, Self-regulatory, Type 1 diabetes, Well-being, England.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1528083