Shuang Li1,2, Yehui Li3, Lu Zhang1, Yaxin Bi1, Yan Zou1, Lin Liu1, Hong Zhang2, Yuan Yuan1,4, Weijuan Gong1, Yu Zhang5,6. 1. School of Nursing, Yangzhou University, Jiangyang Road 136, Yangzhou, China. 2. Department of Nursing, Taicang First People's Hospital, Suzhou, China. 3. Intensive Care Unit, Taicang First People's Hospital, Suzhou, China. 4. Department of Nursing, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China. 5. School of Nursing, Yangzhou University, Jiangyang Road 136, Yangzhou, China. yizhangyu@yzu.edu.cn. 6. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases, Yangzhou, China. yizhangyu@yzu.edu.cn.
Abstract
AIMS: This study aimed to explore the effect of fear of hypoglycaemia (FOH) on self-management and its specific action path in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to provide a basis for developing targeted nursing interventions. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. METHODS: From June to October 2019, we recruited 258 patients with T2DM from the endocrinology department of three hospitals to complete questionnaires, including the Hypoglycaemia Fear Survey-II, Diabetes Distress Scale, Self-Stigma Scale, Social Support Rating Scale and Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities, in Jiangsu Province, China. Pearson's correlation analyses and structural equation modelling were conducted to explore the relationship and influence path among the above variables. RESULTS: The correlation analysis of FOH, distress, self-stigma, social support and self-management showed that, except for social support not being correlated with FOH and distress (P > 0.05), all variables were correlated in pairs (r = - 0.19-0.77, P < 0.01). The final model fit well, and the fitting indexes of the model were as follows: χ2/df = 2.191, GFI = 0.934, CFI = 0.954, TLI = 0.934, RMSEA = 0.068, and SRMR = 0.0649. The effects of FOH on self-management in patients with T2DM included one direct path and two indirect paths: (a) FOH had a direct impact on self-management (P < 0.05); (b) FOH had an indirect impact on self-management through distress (P < 0.05); and (c) FOH had an indirect impact on self-management through self-stigma and social support (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: FOH could directly influence self-management in patients with T2DM. Furthermore, distress, self-stigma and social support were important mediating variables of FOH influencing self-management. Researchers can develop personalized interventions to improve the self-management of patients with T2DM by regulating distress, self-stigma and social support levels.
AIMS: This study aimed to explore the effect of fear of hypoglycaemia (FOH) on self-management and its specific action path in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to provide a basis for developing targeted nursing interventions. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. METHODS: From June to October 2019, we recruited 258 patients with T2DM from the endocrinology department of three hospitals to complete questionnaires, including the Hypoglycaemia Fear Survey-II, Diabetes Distress Scale, Self-Stigma Scale, Social Support Rating Scale and Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities, in Jiangsu Province, China. Pearson's correlation analyses and structural equation modelling were conducted to explore the relationship and influence path among the above variables. RESULTS: The correlation analysis of FOH, distress, self-stigma, social support and self-management showed that, except for social support not being correlated with FOH and distress (P > 0.05), all variables were correlated in pairs (r = - 0.19-0.77, P < 0.01). The final model fit well, and the fitting indexes of the model were as follows: χ2/df = 2.191, GFI = 0.934, CFI = 0.954, TLI = 0.934, RMSEA = 0.068, and SRMR = 0.0649. The effects of FOH on self-management in patients with T2DM included one direct path and two indirect paths: (a) FOH had a direct impact on self-management (P < 0.05); (b) FOH had an indirect impact on self-management through distress (P < 0.05); and (c) FOH had an indirect impact on self-management through self-stigma and social support (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: FOH could directly influence self-management in patients with T2DM. Furthermore, distress, self-stigma and social support were important mediating variables of FOH influencing self-management. Researchers can develop personalized interventions to improve the self-management of patients with T2DM by regulating distress, self-stigma and social support levels.
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