Review of an article about depression, self-care agency, self-care efficacy and diabetes

What is it about?

People with diabetes are twice as likely to suffer depression as the general population. Depression in turn is known to affect the self-care management behaviours of people with diabetes. This article is a review of the study by Gharaibeih et al. (2016) that shows how complex the facets of depression, self-efficacy, self-care agency, diabetes knowledge and diabetes self-care management are.

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Why is it important?

The review examines other factors that could have influenced the findings of this research. These included (1) the involvement of ‘significant others’ (loved one, family, friend); (2) if those who had suffered with diabetes the longest, had received more education over the years, and did this help in their self-management; and (3) if the 'significant others' have been involved in this education, does this influence day to day management of the diabetic person’s choices?