%0 Journal Article
%T Diabetes Educators Beliefs About Patient Self
%A Dawn Bowker
%A John Scarbrough
%A Julie Peila Gee
%A Teresa Keller
%J The Diabetes Educator
%@ 1554-6063
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0145721718825356
%X The purpose of this study was to examine diabetes educatorsĄŻ beliefs about the importance of patientsĄŻ role in self-management and the relationship between educator-reported strategies used to support patients with diabetes. Using a descriptive, cross-sectional study design, diabetes educatorsĄŻ (n = 225) beliefs toward self-management were assessed using the Clinician Support¨CPatient Activation Measure 13 (CS-PAM). Support strategies were assessed using the Clinician Self-Management Scale (SMS). The CS-PAM score for diabetes educators ranged from 56.1 to 100.0. The SMS scores ranged from 2.44 to 5.00. EducatorsĄŻ beliefs and support strategies used in clinical encounters were significantly correlated. Bivariate analysis and multiple linear regression demonstrated no statistically significant differences in the beliefs of and support strategies used by educators and their characteristics. Findings suggest that the majority of diabetes educators highly support and embrace patientsĄŻ participation in their own care. Educators who are more supportive of patients in self-managing are more likely to use effective support strategies, as measured by the SMS, thereby fostering a sense of patient ownership in their own care and promoting behavioral change that may lead to improved health outcomes. The lack of statistical significance between the educatorsĄŻ beliefs and support strategies used and personal characteristics points to clinical implications in that diabetes educators are well aligned in the care of persons with diabetes
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0145721718825356