Effects of family support system on the self-management behaviour of patients with T2DM : a multi-centre cross-sectional study in community settings

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BACKGROUND: The burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in China continues to escalate.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of family support system on the self-management behaviour of patients with T2DM.

METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 1,042 participants were sampled using a multistage stratified probability-proportionate-to-size method. On-site interviews were conducted using a structured questionnaire administered by 122 family doctors from 13 community health service centres in 8 administrative districts. A structural equation model was established to investigate the impact of individual factors and family support system on the self-management behaviour of T2DM patients. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS 25.0 software.

RESULTS: The self-management behaviour pass rate among individuals with T2DM was 40.9%. In terms of individual factors, those with a high school education level or above demonstrated higher self-management behaviour scores than those with a junior high school education level or lower. The structural equation model revealed a path of interactions among individual factors, family support system-related factors, and the self-management behaviour of patients with T2DM: Family function → Family support → Patients' self-management behaviour → Quality of life. The coefficient of the direct path from family function to family support was 0.74 (P < 0.001), while the coefficient of the direct path from family support to self-management behaviour was 0.68 (P = 0.001).

CONCLUSION: There is significant room for improvement in the self-management behaviour of T2DM patients in China. Family function can enhance the self-management behaviour of T2DM patients by promoting family support.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Family practice - 41(2024), 2 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 114-122

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhu, Lan [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Zhigang [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Fulai [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Family function
Family support system
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Self-management behaviour
Structural equation model
Type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Date Completed 16.04.2024

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/fampra/cmae010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369023005