1.Mediating effect of coping styles on the relationship between social support and self-management among young patients with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes
Qiao HE ; Yu LIU ; Fang ZHAO ; Hong GUO ; Yi'na SHEN ; Mengxian OU ; Kailian YANG ; Fengling LU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2018;34(16):1236-1240
Objective To explore the mediating effect of coping styles on the relationship between social support and self-management among young patients with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes(T2DM).Methods A total of 169 young patients with newly-diagnosed T2DM at China-Japan Friendship Hospital were investigated with the Medical Coping Mmodes Questionnaire,Social Support Rating Scale and the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities.Results Among young patients with newly-diagnosed T2DM,there was a positive correlation between social support and confronce coping style(r =0.250,P<0.01).The confronce coping style was positively correlated with self-management(r=0.367,P<0.01).Confronce coping style could explain 15.3%variance of self-management(P<0.01).Confronce coping style had a mediating effect on the relationship between social support and self-management.Conclusions Confronce coping style has a predictive role on self-management among young patients with newly-diagnosed T2DM,and confronce coping style has a mediating effect between social support and self-management.