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Kelly, Caitlin Shea. The impact of trust in health care. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3N014RW

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TitleThe impact of trust in health care
NameKelly, Caitlin Shea (author); August, Kristin J (chair); Markey, Charlotte (internal member); Whitlow, J William (internal member); Rutgers University; Camden Graduate School
Date Created2014
Other Date2014-05 (degree)
SubjectPsychology, Self-management (Psychology), Physician and patient, Diabetics--Psychology, Non-insulin-dependent diabetes, Trust
Extentii, 70 p. : ill.
DescriptionType 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that requires individuals to assume the primary responsibility of self-managing their health behaviors. Many professionals may be involved in promoting positive health behaviors among patients with diabetes, but how patients’ relationships with their healthcare providers impact their self-management behaviors has not yet fully been explored. Are efforts by healthcare providers to impart good self-management behaviors effective for patients with type 2 diabetes? The current study aimed to contribute to this area of the literature by exploring which providers have the strongest associations with patients’ self-management behaviors, and whether trust influences this association. Using self-report questionnaires and an in-person interview, 59 middle-aged and older adults with type 2 diabetes answered questions regarding provider use, trust in these providers, and health behaviors and clinical health outcomes. The results from linear regression analyses revealed that patients’ trust in their providers was a key factor in moderating the association between seeing a primary care provider (e.g. family practitioners), seeing an endocrinologist, or primary health insurer type and lower average fasting blood sugar and Hemoglobin A1c levels. The results of this study suggest that important diabetes health outcomes (i.e. blood glucose values) are related to the patient-provider relationship; health behaviors (e.g., exercise or diet), however, are not influenced by this relationship. The results from this study may provide some insight into how providers influence different self-management behaviors and health outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and how trust is a key aspect of the patient-provider relationship.
NoteM.A.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Caitlin Shea Kelly
Genretheses, ETD graduate
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3N014RW
Languageeng
CollectionCamden Graduate School Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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