Influence of peer support on self management behavior of community empty nest elderly diabetes patients and their blood glucose and body mass index
He Ye
Sheng Yu
Abstract：Objective:To probe into the influence of peer support on self management behavior of community empty nest elderly diabetes patients and their blood glucose and body mass index.Methods:A total of 102 empty nest elderly diabetic patients in Beijing community health service center were selected by convenience sampling, and then they were randomly divided into intervention group (n=50)and control group (n=52).The patients in control group received routine health education,the patients in intervention group received the peer support for six months.The patients’HbA1 c and BMI were measured before the intervention,three months and six months after the intervention.Results:The HbA1 c was compared between both groups before and after inter-vention,F time =5 1.606,P <0.01,F interaction =40.172,P <0.01;The BMI was compared between both groups,F time =63.988,P < 0.01,F interaction = 58.586,P < 0.01.There were statistically significant differences in diet manage-ment,sports management,monitoring of blood glucose,foot care,medication compliance situation between the two groups at 3 months and 6 months after the intervention(P <0.01 ).Conclusion:Peer support can improve the situation of blood glucose control of community empty nest elderly diabetic patients,reduce their body weight index and effectively improve the self management behavior.
Keywords：empty nesterdiabetes mellituspeer supportglycosylated hemoglobinbody mass indexself man-agement behavior
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：4( 539-542 )