Though continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for the sleep
apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS), suboptimal adherence to CPAP is common …

Patients' self‐care behaviours have a major role in diabetes management. Diabetes
education provides the required knowledge, but despite this, self‐care is often suboptimal …

Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

OBJECTIVE—Although prior research demonstrated that improving diabetes self-efficacy
can improve self-management behavior, little is known about the applicability of this …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the validity, reliability, and utility of the
Diabetes Empowerment Scale (DES), which is a measure of diabetes-related psychosocial …

Food insecurity—defined as not having adequate quantity and quality of food at all times for
all household members to have an active, healthy life—is a risk factor for poor diabetes …

The premise that a successfully initiated behavior will be maintained over time can be found
either implicitly or explicitly in most, if not all, models of behavioral decision making. Yet this …

PURPOSE this cross-sectional, correlational study examined the relationships of diabetes-
specific treatment barriers and self-efficacy with self-care behaviors. METHODS A total of …

Objectives. To determine whether food bank provision of self-management support and
diabetes-appropriate food improves glycemic control among clients with diabetes. Methods …

This study examined constructs drawn from social-cognitive theory (A. Bandura, 1986) and
self-determination theory (EL Deci & RM Ryan, 1985, 1991) in relation to dietary self-care …