Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2024
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Communication
Abstract
This study examines the direct and indirect influences of health information orientation and social support on diabetes self-care behavior through self-efficacy and the moderating role of education on such indirect effects. Data were collected from Indian adults with type 2 diabetes using a self-administered questionnaire. Results suggest that self-efficacy fully mediates the link between health information orientation and diabetes self-care behaviors. In addition, social support is directly related to self-care behaviors and indirectly through self-efficacy. This indirect association was stronger among patients with higher education compared with those with a lower level of education. The results offer several public health education and promotion implications for promoting diabetes self-care behaviors and developing self-care interventions. In particular, the findings provide evidence for explaining the mechanism through which health information orientation and social support influence diabetes self-care activities.
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Limbu, Yam; Johnson, Devon; Jayachandran, C.; McKinley, Christopher J.; and Reddy, P. Raghunadha, "Health Information Orientation, Social Support, and Diabetes Self-Care Behavior among Indian Adults: The Roles of Education and Self-Efficacy" (2024). College of Communication and Media Scholarship and Creative Works. 71.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/scom-facpubs/71
Rights
© 2024. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd).
Published Citation
Limbu, Yam, et al. “Health Information Orientation, Social Support, and Diabetes Self-Care Behavior Among Indian Adults: The Roles of Education and Self-Efficacy.” International Journal of Communication, vol. 18, 2024, https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/20650.