Date
8-9-2022
Department
School of Nursing
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Chair
Debbie Maddox
Keywords
type 2 diabetes self-efficacy, diabetes self-care, motivational interviewing
Disciplines
Nursing
Recommended Citation
Kelley, Meredith Ann, "The Use of Self-Efficacy Evaluations, Self-Care Evaluations, and Motivational Interviewing to Improve Glycated Hemoglobin Values in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus" (2022). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 3778.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/3778
Abstract
When improperly managed, type 2 diabetes mellitus is a serious and chronic health condition with far-reaching repercussions for individuals, families, and societies. In the United States, 34.2 million individuals live with diabetes, and 90%-95% have type 2 diabetes. While the United States healthcare system faces the monumental task of improving diabetic care outcomes and associated costs, publications have established that motivational interviewing (MI) can improve self-efficacy and associated self-care behaviors of type 2 diabetics, resulting in improved hemoglobin A1c values. Thus, this scholarly project’s intent was to track participant hemoglobin A1c values over three months, measure participant self-efficacy and self-care tendencies via validated questionnaires, provide participants with MI, and evaluate participant hemoglobin A1c, self-efficacy, and self-care progress through follow-up appointments three months after the intervention’s introduction. Practice changes included utilizing an evidence-based communication model to improve diabetes care, instead of antiquated physician-centric models. This scholarly project’s measurable outcomes were found to be statistically insignificant. Implications for practice included highlighting the need for personalized care delivery models in diabetes management and providing further insight into the fluidity of self-efficacy in those living with chronic disease such as type 2 diabetes mellitus.
