Associations between disease acceptance and dietary adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in China: a cross-sectional study
An erratum to this article was published (Diabetes Res Clin Pract, Apr 2026 ↗)
Authors' conclusion
A greater acceptance of illness correlated with increased dietary adherence in patients with T2DM. Influences on dietary adherence were found to be multifaceted, encompassing socio-demographic data, disease-related factors, and disease acceptance. As such, targeted interventions may be enacted to enhance disease acceptance, thus improving the dietary adherence in patients with T2DM.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with T2D in China
- Participants
- 230 patients
- Outcome
- Disease acceptance (AIS) and dietary adherence (DAS)
Methodological detailsdescriptive
- Descriptive
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Mean disease acceptance score
24.50 ± 7.34
Mean dietary adherence score
78.79 ± 13.32
Correlation of disease acceptance with dietary adherence (positive, significant)
r = 0.235
p ≤ 0.05
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Predictors of dietary adherence (regression)
- Disease acceptance, gender, current treatment and occupation predicted dietary adherence
- R2 = 0.124, F = 16.233
Original publication
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