Effect of whole course nursing intervention on the understanding of the disease - related knowledge and quality of life of elderly patients with diabetes
Yao Hairong
Abstract：Objective:To discuss the effect of whole course nursing intervention on the understanding of the disease - related knowledge and quality of life of elderly patients with diabetes. Methods:120 hospitalized elderly patients with diabetes were randomly divided into the study group and the control group(60 cases in each group). The patients in the control group received routine nursing care and the pa-tients in the study group were given whole course nursing care,including inpatient nursing care,outpatient nursing care and home care. The patients' understanding of the disease - related knowledge was investigated and the quality of life of the patients was evaluated by using SF- 36 in Chinese version before and after the intervention. Results:The patients' understanding of the disease - related knowledge in the as-pects of diet,exercise,medication,complications,prevention of diabetic foot and self monitoring was better in the study group than the con-trol group(P ﹤ 0. 05);the physiological function,body pain,general health,energy,social function,emotional function and mental health of the patients were better in the study group than the control group. Conclusion:The whole course nursing intervention can improve the level of understanding of the disease - related knowledge and the quality of life of elderly patients with diabetes.
Keywords：Whole course nursing interventionElderlyType 2 diabetesSpecialized knowledgeQuality of life
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 24-25 )