Does patient empowerment predict self-care behavior and glycosylated hemoglobin in chinese patients with type 2 diabetes?
Our study indicated that perceived diabetes empowerment is a predictor of self-care behavior and HbA1c in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, interventions to enhance and promote patient empowerment should be essential components of diabetes education programs to improve self-care behavior and glycemic control.
Older age should not be the only criterion for exclusion for more extensive surgical procedures of the lumbar spine like arthrodesis.