Improving self-management in insulin-treated adults participating in diabetes education. The role of overprotection by the partner
M. Hagedoorn
Northern Centre for Health Care Research, Department of Public Health and Health Psychology, University of Groningen,
Search for more papers by this authorJ. C. Keers
Department of Endocrinology, University Medical Center Groningen,
Academic Rehabilitation Centre Beatrixoord, Haren and
Search for more papers by this authorT. P. Links
Department of Endocrinology, University Medical Center Groningen,
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Bouma
Northern Centre for Health Care Research, Department of Public Health and Health Psychology, University of Groningen,
Search for more papers by this authorJ. C. Ter Maaten
Academic Rehabilitation Centre Beatrixoord, Haren and
Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorR. Sanderman
Northern Centre for Health Care Research, Department of Public Health and Health Psychology, University of Groningen,
Search for more papers by this authorM. Hagedoorn
Northern Centre for Health Care Research, Department of Public Health and Health Psychology, University of Groningen,
Search for more papers by this authorJ. C. Keers
Department of Endocrinology, University Medical Center Groningen,
Academic Rehabilitation Centre Beatrixoord, Haren and
Search for more papers by this authorT. P. Links
Department of Endocrinology, University Medical Center Groningen,
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Bouma
Northern Centre for Health Care Research, Department of Public Health and Health Psychology, University of Groningen,
Search for more papers by this authorJ. C. Ter Maaten
Academic Rehabilitation Centre Beatrixoord, Haren and
Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorR. Sanderman
Northern Centre for Health Care Research, Department of Public Health and Health Psychology, University of Groningen,
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Aims To examine the role of overprotection by the partner—i.e. excessive protection, unnecessary help, excessive praise for accomplishments, or attempts to restrict activities as a consequence of underestimating the patient's capabilities—in changes in patient self-management in the context of diabetes education.
Methods Sixty-seven insulin-treated patients with a partner completed questionnaires on admission to a Multidisciplinary Intensive Education Programme (MIEP) and 3 months after completing the core module of MIEP. Factors assessed were overprotection by their partner and three aspects of diabetes self-management, namely internal locus of control, diabetes-related distress and HbA1c. Regression analyses were used to test the independent associations of patient sex, baseline overprotection and the interaction between sex and overprotection with diabetes self-management at the follow-up stage, controlling for the baseline value of the dependent variable.
Results The increase in internal locus of control and decrease in HbA1c were both significantly less for female patients who perceived their partner to be rather overprotective than for female patients who did not perceive their partner to be overprotective. The more patients, both male and female, perceived their partner to be overprotective, the less their diabetes-related distress decreased.
Conclusions Overprotection by the partner showed a negative association with improvement in diabetes self-management, especially for female patients. Thus, an intervention programme with the aim of reducing overprotection by the partner, or the perception of this, may enhance self-management in patients participating in diabetes education.
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