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Do people with diabetes understand their clinical marker of long-term glycemic control (HbA1c levels) and does this predict diabetes self-care behaviours and HbA1c? by Emma Beard; Marie Clark; Steve Hurel; Debbie Cooke is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Objective: Research demonstrates that patients have a poor understanding of glycosylated haemoglobin a1c (hba1c) and that this impacts on effective diabetes self-management. this study attempted to replicate these findings in a uk outpatient sample of people with diabetes. ## Method: 83 participants were recruited and asked to fill in a questionnaire assessing their understanding of hba1c, diabetes self-care behaviours and diabetes-specific self-efficacy in relation to carrying out these self-care behaviours. ## Results: Only 26.5% of the participants were classified as having a good understanding of hba1c. correlational and univariate analyses indicated that this level of understanding was related to demographic variables, hba1c levels and certain aspects of self-care and self-efficacy. a series of multiple regressions found that understanding was a significant predictor of hba1c levels. ## Conclusion: The majority of participants seemed to have a poor understanding of hba1c and this was related to aspects of their diabetes management, self-efficacy and hba1c levels. ## Practical implications: These findings provide support for the application of programmes and initiatives aime

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Author

Emma Beard; Marie Clark; Steve Hurel; Debbie Cooke

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0738-3991)

Published

2010

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)