Correlation between quality of life and family care in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.28.001
- VernacularTitle:老年2型糖尿病患者生活质量和家庭关怀度的相关性研究
- Author:
Hejian TAO
1
;
Xiangyun QIAN
;
Guiling GENG
;
Jinyan HUANG
Author Information
1. 226006,南通大学附属南通第三医院内分泌科
- Keywords:
Aged;
Diabetes;
type 2;
Quality of life;
Family care
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2017;23(28):3565-3569
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore and analyze the quality of life and family care in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes and their correlation, and to offer a basis for making family care plans after being discharged from hospital.Methods Totally 441 elderly patients with type 2 diabetes between July 2014 and June 2016 were investigated with the Simplified Health Questionnaire (SF-36) and Family APGAR Index, and the Pearson correlation analysis was conducted on their correlation.Results The patients scored (6.27±1.74), (535.46±22.33) and (3.35±0.83) in family care, quality of life and health transition, respectively. Family care was positively correlated with the eight dimensions indicating quality of life (r=0.138-0.660,P<0.01), and negatively correlated with health transition (r=-0.100,P<0.05).Conclusions Elderly patients with type 2 diabetes show a low quality of life, and their family function is between moderately dysfunctioning and well-functioning. Therefore, the hospital, community, family and individual need to work together to improve patients' family function and quality of life.
