?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Social+cognitive+theory+and+type+ii+diabetes+education%3A+A+case+study&rft.creator=Dommers%2C+Eric&rft.subject=Patient+education&rft.subject=Diabetes+Study+and+teaching&rft.subject=Cognitive+learning+theory&rft.subject=social+cognitive+theory+(SCT)&rft.subject=self-efficacy+expectations&rft.subject=outcome+expectations&rft.subject=cognitions&rft.subject=diabetes+mellitus&rft.subject=diabetes+education+programs+(DEPs)&rft.subject=self-management&rft.subject=thesis&rft.subject=doctoral&rft.description=Type+II+diabetes+is+one+of+Australia's+six+national+health+priority+areas%2C+and+typically+afflicts+overweight+adults+who+are+over+forty+years+of+age.+Although+type+II+diabetes+can+be+controlled+through+lifestyle+modifications+such+as+diet+and+exercise%2C+many+diabetic+patients+find+these+changes+difficult+to+make%2C+and+to+sustain.%0D%0A%0D%0AEven+when+patients+attend+diabetes+education+programs+which+include+medical+information+and+skills+training+designed+to+facilitate+changes+in+patient+self-management+behaviour%2C+many+fail+to+improve+or+control+their+condition.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlthough+the+research+literature+has+identified+that+health+education+programs+which+are+based+on+Social+Cognitive+Theory+(Bandura%2C+1997%3B+1986)%2C+and+which+are+designed+to+increase+participants'+self-efficacy+and+outcome+expectations%2C+can+produce+changes+in+self-management+behaviour+-+the+research+outcomes+for+group+diabetes+education+programs+(DEPs)+have+nonetheless+yielded+inconsistent+results.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhile+there+are+numerous+factors+which+have+the+potential+to+influence+the+educational+process%2C+this+study+explored+the+impact+of+a+group+diabetes+education+program+based+on+Social+Cognitive+Theory+on+the+cognitive+processes+(psycho-social+skills)+which+are+believed+to+support+self-efficacy+and+outcome+expectations.%0D%0A%0D%0AUsing+a+case+study+design%2C+data+was+collected+through+structured+interviews+and+surveys+from+participants+in+a+group+diabetes+education+program+conducted+in+Brisbane.+The+broad+findings+of+the+current+study+were+that%3A+%0D%0A%0D%0A1.+outcome+expectation+beliefs+changed+substantially+for+most+participants+(as+anticipated+by+the+study)%2C+although+the+extent+of+biomedical+knowledge+acquisition+was+highly+variable+across+the+group.%0D%0A%0D%0A2.+cognitive+change+with+respect+to+the+knowledge+of+psycho-social+processes+was+highly+variable%2C+with+some+participants+manifesting+no+real+change.+This+finding+was+(only)+in+partial+correspondence+with+the+anticipated+changes.%0D%0A%0D%0A3.+several+factors+appeared+to+have+impacted+significantly+on+the+DEP+outcomes.+These+factors+included%3A+the+level+of+diabetes+educator+skill+and+self+confidence%3B+the+DEP+participants'+existing+belief+systems+and+cognitive+flexibility+with+respect+to+psycho-social+theories+about+motivation+and+confidence%3B+the+impact+of+group+dynamics+on+'learning+to+live'+with+diabetes%3B+and+contingent+health+issues+influencing+learning+and+learning+transfer.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2003-03&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F36681%2F1%2F36681_Digitised%2520Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Dommers%2C+Eric+(2003)+Social+cognitive+theory+and+type+ii+diabetes+education%3A+A+case+study.+Professional+Doctorate+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F36681%2F&rft.rights=Copyright+Eric+Dommers&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Education%3B+School+of+Teacher+Education+%26+Leadership