An information-motivation-behavioral skills analysis of diet and exercise behavior in Puerto Ricans with diabetes

J Health Psychol. 2010 Nov;15(8):1201-13. doi: 10.1177/1359105310364173. Epub 2010 May 7.

Abstract

Frameworks are needed to inform diabetes self-care programs for diverse populations. We tested the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model in a sample of Puerto Ricans with Type 2 diabetes (N = 118). Structural equation models evaluated model fit and interrelations between IMB constructs. For diet behavior, information and motivation related to behavioral skills ( r = 0.19, p < .05 and r = 0.39, p < .01, respectively); behavioral skills related to behavior (r = 0.42, p < .01 and r = 0.32, p < .05); and behavior related to glycemic control (r = -0.26, p < .05). For exercise, personal motivation related to behavioral skills (r = 0.53, p < .001), and behavioral skills related to behavior (r = 0.45, p < .001). The IMB model could inform interventions targeting these behaviors in diabetes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blood Glucose / analysis
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diet therapy*
  • Exercise Therapy*
  • Female
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Information Dissemination*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Motivation*
  • Puerto Rico / ethnology
  • Risk Reduction Behavior*
  • Self Care
  • United States

Substances

  • Blood Glucose