Investigation of empowerment status and its influencing factors among type 2 diabetespatients

VernacularTitle:2型糖尿病患者授权能力及影响因素调查
Author: Xiao-Dan YUAN ¹ ; Jia-Jia JI ; Zheng LIN ; Qing-Qing LOU ; Xin-Yi ZHAO
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1. 210000,南京医科大学护理学院
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus,Type 2; Empowerment; Influencing factors
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2013;19(27):3332-3335
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the level of empowerment of type 2 diabetic patients and analyze its correlating factors.Methods A total of 302 diabetes patients from a Grade A hospital were investigated with Diabetes Empowerment Scale-Short Form (DES-SF),Diabetes Management Self-efficacy Scale (DMSES) and The Third Version of Diabetes Attitude Scale (DAS-3) from the diabetes management manual.Results The mean score of empowerment is (4.02 ± 0.71) in the patients.They were not very good in dealing with the pressure,overcoming the difficulties in self-management process and making detailed plan to change behaviors.Multivariate stepwise regression analysis showed that the correlating factors of the empowerment in the patients with type 2 diabetes were self-efficacy (β =0.568,P =0.000),diabetes education (β =0.128,P =0.007).Conclusions To strengthen the diabetes education management,promote self-efficacy may increase the empowerment of the patients with type 2 diabetes.