Application of structural equation modeling in assessing the self-management activities of patients with type 2 diabetes.

The Urdu Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (U-SDSCA) instrument was used for the patients of type 2 diabetes to assess their diabetes self-management activities. The structural equation models of self-management showed a very good fit to the data and provided excellent results which may be used in future for clinical assessments of patients with suboptimal diabetes outcomes or research on factors affecting the associations between self-management activities and glycemic control.