ArticleEndocrine2020
Sex-related differences in self-care behaviors of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Glucose control in diabetes during home confinement for the first pandemic wave of COVID-19: a meta-analysis of observational studies.Acta diabetologica · 2021Pooled it
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- Gender differences in self-efficacy and self-management behaviors among adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of translational myology · 2026Article
- Sex Differences in the Association Between Dietary Pattern and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Protocol for a Systematic Review.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Dyadic Patterns of Patient and Caregiver Engagement in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Care: A Multicenter Observational Study.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Observational
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- Self-care and self-efficacy in self-care behaviors of older adults with multiple chronic conditions living in low-middle income country: an observational study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
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- The role of social role strain, psychological resources and perceiving diabetes as a priority with self-care in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Socio-demographic and clinical determinants of self-care in adults with type 2 diabetes: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Zhejiang province, China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Your Lifestyle As Medicine: the impact of a citizen initiative for people with type 2 diabetes using peer coaching and self-management.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Patient Activation and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Self-management and Clinical Outcomes in Saudi Arabian Primary Care Setting.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2024Article
- Nursing diagnoses and hospital readmission of patients with respiratory diseases: Findings from a case-control study.Nursing open · 2024Article
- The effect of health quotient and time management skills on self-management behavior and glycemic control among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Self-care and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM): a literature review in sex-related differences.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2022Review
- Design and Development of a Mobile-Based Self-Care Application for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2022Article
- Prevalence of the Effects of Anxiety and Depression on People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Analysis of Health Policy Studies in Improving the Quality of Life of Poor Families in the Urban Areas of West Lombok, Indonesia.Current diabetes reviews · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTo describe sex-related differences in self-care; to identify determinants of self-care according to sex, and to investigate how sex interacts with the effect of clinical and socio-demographic variables on self-care in adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).
methodsCross-sectional multicentre study with a consecutive sampling recruitment strategy, enrolling 540 adults with T2DM at six outpatient diabetes services. Clinical and socio-demographic variables were collected by medical records. Self-care maintenance, monitoring, management, and confidence were measured by the self-care of diabetes inventory.
resultsFemales reported higher disease prevention behaviors (P < 0.001), health-promoting behaviors (P < 0.001), body listening (P < 0.001), and symptom recognition (P = 0.010), but lower health-promoting exercise behaviors (P < 0.001). Determinants of self-care were different in male and female patients, where the role of task-specific self-care confidence predicted self-care monitoring (RR = 0.98; P < 0.001) and management (RR = 0.99; P < 0.001) among males, while persistence self-care confidence predicted self-care maintenance (RR = 0.97; P = 0.016) and management (RR = 0.99; P = 0.009) among females.
conclusionsMales and females differently perform self-care. Self-care confidence plays a different role predicting self-care behaviors in males and females. Future research should longitudinally describe self-care and its determinants in males and females with T2DM. Sex-specific self-care confidence interventions should be developed to improve self-care in male and female patients with T2DM.
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