The role of self-efficacy in health coaching and health education for patients with type 2 diabetes

Purpose: To assess the role of toothbrushing self-efficacy (TBSE) in diabetes management by comparing health education (HE) and health coaching (HC) in type 2 diabetes. Methods: The data [ HbA1c, Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL), TBSE] were collected initially and after intervention. Participants were allocated randomly to HC (n = 77) and HE (n = 109) groups. Results: The low TBSE subgroup showed greater improvement in TBSE in the HC group (.mean: 23.4 +/- 9.2) than the HE group (.mean: 12.4 +/- 10.3), (P