A study on the relationship between the quality of life and community health care demands of the diabetes patients in Nanchang
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2013.34.003
- VernacularTitle:南昌市糖尿病患者生存质量与社区护理需求的相关性研究
- Author:
Qing LI
;
Chaozhu HE
;
Lingmin FU
;
Huihui ZHANG
;
Wenjuan YANG
;
Yan WEN
;
Yanqin JIAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus;
Quality of life;
Community health nursing;
Health services needs;
Pearson correlations
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2013;29(34):7-12
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the status and influencing factors of quality of life among diabetes patients in Nanchang,and to explore the relationships between the quality of life and community health care demands.Methods Totally 292 diabetes patients were recruited by multi-stage sampling method from thee community health service centers in Nanchang city.They were investigated with Diabetes-specific Quality of Life Scale(DSQL) and a self-designed questionnaire of community health care demands.The results underwent analysis.Results The total score of the DSQL in Nanchang was(66.88±15.44) points,which was relatively poor.The main factors affected patients' quality of life were the complications of diabetes,diabetic macroangiopathy,diabetic foot,hypertension and patients' career.The total and the every dimension of the scores of the DSQL were positively correlated with the scores of disease nursing needs and community health care demands.Conclusions To improve diabetes patients' quality of life,community diabetic care should focus on the different affected factors of patients' quality of life and the demands of patients.