ArticlePatient preference and adherence2023
Self-Efficacy as Moderator and Mediator Between Medication Beliefs and Adherence in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
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- The effect of educational intervention on the lifestyle changes of elderly people with diabetes.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Trial
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- Association of health literacy, medication beliefs, and illness perception among older adults with hypertension: a community-based study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Polypharmacy Experience of Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Comorbidity: A Qualitative Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with Medication Adherence and Glycemic Control among American Indian/Alaska Native Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Within a Commercial Health Care System: A System-Wide Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Relationship between diabetes medication self-efficacy and quality of life in older adults with diabetes: a cross-sectional study in Turkey.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2025Article
- Caregiver food allergy self-efficacy explains the relationship between perceived food allergy severity and burden.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Article
- Exploring the Perceptions and Self-Perceptions of Therapeutic Adherence in Older Adults With Chronic Conditions: A Scoping Review.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Review
- Compliance with oral nutritional supplements and its influencing factors in postoperative patients with digestive tract tumors: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Latent Profile Analysis of Medication Beliefs in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in the Hospital-Home Transition and Comparison with Medication Adherence.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- Medication Adherence and Its Associated Factors among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Attending Primary Health Centers of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- The Mediating Effect of Self-Efficacy on the Relationship Between Medication Literacy and Medication Adherence Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- Relationship Between Medication Literacy and Beliefs Among Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Guangdong, China.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Poor antidiabetic medication adherence remains a great barrier to effective diabetes self-management among aging adults. This study investigates the mediation and moderation effects of self-efficacy on the relationship between medication beliefs and adherence in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: This cross-sectional study evaluated a sample of 309 hospitalized elderly patients who completed the assessment of medication beliefs, self-efficacy for medication uses and medication adherence in a tertiary hospital in Shanghai, China. A bootstrapping sampling method and hierarchical moderator regression analysis were used to verify the hypothesis of mediation and moderation effects of self-efficacy on the relationship between medication beliefs and adherence. Results: Self-efficacy for medication use acted as a moderator ( Conclusion: Self-efficacy for medication use not only mediated the relationship between general harm beliefs about medication and medication adherence, but moderated it negatively. The findings of this study indicate an opportunity to improve the prognosis of elderly Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes through improved medication adherence by strengthening factors such as self-efficacy for appropriate medication use and general harm beliefs about medication.
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