Assessment of Motivational Cognitions in Diabetes Self-Care: the Motivation Thought Frequency Scales for Glucose Testing, Physical Activity and Healthy Eating
Autor: | Jon May, Sophie C. Parham, Jackie Andrade, Neil A. King, Christian A. Gericke, David J. Kavanagh |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Population 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Type 2 diabetes Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Cognition 0302 clinical medicine Diabetes mellitus medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Exercise Applied Psychology Aged Aged 80 and over Motivation education.field_of_study Self-management Snacking Middle Aged medicine.disease Self Efficacy Self Care Health psychology Glucose Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Scale (social sciences) Female Diet Healthy Factor Analysis Statistical Psychology |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 24:447-456 |
ISSN: | 1532-7558 1070-5503 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12529-016-9607-2 |
Popis: | There is a need for improved measurement of motivation for diabetes self-care. The Elaborated Intrusion Theory of Desire offers a coherent framework for understanding and identifying the cognitive-affective events that constitute the subjective experience of motivation and may therefore inform the development of such an instrument. Recent research has shown the resultant Motivation Thought Frequency scale (MTF) to have a stable factor structure (Intensity, Incentives Imagery, Self-Efficacy Imagery, Availability) when applied to physical activity, excessive snacking or alcohol use in the general population. The current study aimed to confirm the four-factor structure of the MTF for glucose testing, physical activity and healthy eating in people with type 2 diabetes. Associations with self-reports of concurrent diabetic self-care behaviours were also examined. Confirmatory factor analyses tested the internal structure, and multiple regressions assessed the scale’s relationship with concurrent self-care behaviours. The MTF was completed by 340 adults with type 2 diabetes, and 237 from that sample also reported self-care behaviours. Separate MTFs assessed motivation for glucose testing, physical activity and healthy eating. Self-care was assessed using questions from the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities. The MTF for each goal achieved an acceptable fit on all indices after selected errors within factors were allowed to intercorrelate. Intensity and Self-Efficacy Imagery provided the strongest and most consistent correlations with relevant self-care behaviours. Results provide preliminary support for the MTF in a diabetes sample. Testing of its sensitivity to change and its predictive utility over time is needed. |
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