Analysis of potential profile and influencing factors in elderly diabetic patients with malnutrition risk
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2025.12.007
- VernacularTitle:老年糖尿病伴营养不良患者饮食管理能力的潜在剖面及影响因素研究
- Author:
Tingting GUAN
1
;
Limin DAI
1
;
Min XU
1
;
Nan DU
1
Author Information
1. 212013 江苏省镇江市 江苏大学附属人民医院内分泌科
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aged;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Malnutrition;
Diet Management Ability;
Potential Profile Analysis;
Nursing Care
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2025;60(12):1454-1460
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the potential categories of diet management ability in elderly patients suffering from diabetes and analyze the influencing factors of different potential categories,for the reference of clinical nurs-ing practice.Methods A convenient sampling method was used to select elderly patients suffering from diabetes with the risk of malnutrition treated in endocrinology departments in 2 tertiary hospitals in Zhenjiang City,Jiangsu Province from September 2023 to September 2024.General information questionnaire,Diabetes Diet Management Scale,Electronic Health Literacy Scale,Simple Disease Perception Scale and Perceived Social Support Scale were used for investigation.Results A total of 376 questionnaires were sent out,in which 349 were effectively collected with an effective questionnaire recovery rate of 92.8％.Totally 3 potential categories of diet management behavior were identified through the analysis of effective questionnaire,namely low self-management(24.9％),middle self-man-agement(45.9％)and high self-management(29.2％).Disease duration of diabetes,glycosylated hemoglobin level,Al-bumin level,E-health literacy,perceived family support level and disease perception level were the risk factors of diet management ability in elderly patients suffering from diabetes with the risk of malnutrition(P＜0.05).Conclusion There are significant category characteristics of diet management ability in elderly patients suffering from diabetes with the risk of malnutrition.Medical staff can formulate targeted clinical intervention measures to help patients im-prove their diet management ability according to different category characteristics.
