Correlation between empowerment and medical support in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2018.03.010
- VernacularTitle:2型糖尿病患者授权能力与医疗支持的相关性研究
- Author:
Xue ZHAO
1
;
Jin HUANG
;
Lingfeng YANG
;
Bei LI
;
Min XIAO
;
Yaling LI
;
Peng CAI
;
Ying GU
Author Information
1. 550001,贵阳市 贵州医科大学附属医院护理部
- Keywords:
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus;
Empowerment;
Medical Support
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2018;53(3):299-304
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the status of empowerment and medical support in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus,and to explore the relationship between empowerment and medical support.Methods A multi-centered collaboration and cross-sectional survey was used in this study.With the method of simple random sampling,1512 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from 18 tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province were investigated from January 2016 to April 2016.General information,empowerment and medical support were investigated using general information questionnaire,Diabetes Empowerment Scale-DAWN Short Form,Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care DAWN Short Form.Results The mean score of empowerment ability for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was (53.20±16.40).The mean score of medical support for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was (34.56±11.64).There was positive correlation between the empowerment ability and medical support in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Conclusion There is positive correlation between empowerment and medical support in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.But the received medical support is not enough.It is necessary to increase the supply of medical support to promote the empowerment of patients with type 2 diabetes.
