自我管理教育对老年2型糖尿病患者自我管理行为的影响

目的:探讨对老年2型糖尿病患者实施自我管理教育的效果。方法:采用随机抽样的方法选择2010年2月～2011年3月在南通市妇幼保健院门诊就诊的60岁以上2型糖尿病患者80例,随机分为观察组和对照组各40例。对照组接受常规糖尿病教育项目,观察组在对照组基础上实施自我管理教育。于干预前和干预后6个月采用自我管理行为量表对患者进行评分。结果:观察组患者干预后6个月自我管理行为能力评分明显高于对照组(P<0.01)。结论:对老年2型糖尿病患者在常规教育基础上实施自我管理教育,可以提高患者自我管理能力,从而提高患者认知能力,改善生活质量。

Impact of self-management education on self-management behavior of elderly patients with type-2 diabetes

Objective:To investigate the impact of self-management education on self-management behavior of elderly patients with type-2 diabetes.Methods:80 elderly patients(over 60 years) with type-2 diabetes were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group(40 cases in each group).All the patients visited outpatient department from February 2010 to March 2011.The routine education on diabetes was given to the patients in the control group and self-management education was implemented in the observation group based on the routine one.The self-management behavior scale was used to assess the patients with scores before the intervention and after the intervention for 6 months.Results:The scores of the patients were significantly higher in the observation group than the control group after the intervention for 6 months(P<0.01).Conclusion:Implementation of self-management education can enhance the ability of self-management of the elderly patients with type 2 diabetes so as to improve their recognition and quality of life.