Baird, H., Webb, T., Martin, J. et al. (1 more author) (2019) The Relationship between Time Perspective and Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose among people with Type 1 Diabetes. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53 (2). pp. 196-209. ISSN 0883-6612
Abstract
Background. Self-monitoring of blood glucose helps people with type 1 diabetes to maintain glycaemic control and reduce the risk of complications. However, adherence to blood glucose monitoring is often suboptimal. Purpose. Like many health behaviours, self-monitoring of blood glucose involves exerting effort in the present in order to achieve future benefits. As such, the present research explored whether individual differences in time perspective – specifically, the extent to which people have a balanced time perspective – are associated with the frequency with which people with type 1 diabetes monitor their blood glucose and, thus, maintain glycaemic control. Methods. Adults with type 1 diabetes completed measures of time perspective, feelings associated with monitoring, attitudes toward monitoring, and trait self-control. Objective data regarding the frequency with which participants monitored their blood glucose levels and their long-term glycaemic control was extracted from their medical records. Results. Hierarchical regression analyses and tests of indirect effects (N = 129) indicated that having a more balanced time perspective was associated with more frequent monitoring of blood glucose, and as a result, better glycaemic control. Further analyses (N =158) also indicated that there was an indirect relationship between balanced time perspective and monitoring of blood glucose via the feelings that participants associated with monitoring and their subsequent attitudes toward monitoring. Conclusions. These findings point to the importance and relevance of time perspective for understanding health-related behaviour and may help to inform interventions designed to promote self-monitoring of blood glucose in people with type 1 diabetes.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Society of Behavioral Medicine. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Type 1 diabetes; balanced time perspective; self-monitoring of blood glucose; glycaemic control; HbA1c levels |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 May 2018 11:45 |
Last Modified: | 20 Nov 2020 11:54 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/abm/kay028 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:130342 |