The relationship between family support and the level of self care in type 2 diabetes patients.

AIMS: The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between family support and self-care in patients with type 2 diabetes in Middle Anatolia Region of Turkey. METHODS: This descriptive relation-seeker-type study conducted with 284 patients who met inclusion criteria between February and May 2020 in the internal medicine and endocrinology clinics and polyclinics of a university hospital. Data were collected using, a demographic questionnaire, Hensarling's Diabetes Family Support Scale (HDFSS), and Diabetes Self-Care Scale (DSCS). RESULTS: Participants had a mean DSCS and HDFSS score of 83.20 ± 18.63 and 82.44 ± 28.04, respectively. There was a strong correlation between DSCS and HDFSS scores (r:.621) (p < 0.001). Participants' DSCS totals score was strongly correlated with their HDFSS "empathetic support" (p = 0.001, r = 0.625), "encouragement" (p = 0.001, r = 0.558), "facilitative support" (p = 0.001, r = 0.558), and "participative support" scores (p = 0.001, r = 0.555). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with more family support have higher levels of self-care. The results underline the significance of focusing on the relationship between self-care and family support in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Sexual dysfunction in the third trimester of pregnancy and postpartum period: a prospective longitudinal study.

The purpose of this prospective longitudinal study was to determine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction (SD) in women in the third trimester of pregnancy and at 8 week and 6 months in the postpartum period, as well as to identify the factors affecting sexual function in the postpartum period. 110 pregnant women were included in the study. The results showed significant differences in the scores between pregnancy and 6 months after delivery and between 8 weeks and 6 months after delivery. The scores in desire, sexual arousal, lubrication, orgasm, and satisfaction subdimensions were significantly higher and the score in pain subdimension was significantly lower at 6 months than during pregnancy and at eight weeks after delivery. Sexual dysfunction is a common problem in women in the last trimester of pregnancy and at eight weeks after delivery. However, this problem substantially resolves at postpartum 6 months.IMPACT STATEMENTWhat is already known on this subject? Physiological, psychological, and hormonal changes, especially during pregnancy and postpartum period, have a considerable impact on sexual function. Therefore, identifying various aspects of sexual problems during pregnancy and postpartum period and improving the body of knowledge about sexual function would contribute to the health of women and couples.What the results of this study add? Sexual dysfunction is a common problem in women in the last trimester of pregnancy and at 8 weeks after delivery. However, this problem substantially resolves at postpartum 6 months.What the implications are of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? A striking finding in the study is the increase of SD risk in the sixth month of postpartum with women's starting to work. This problem, which has been addressed sparsely in the current literature, can be considered a condition requiring an in-depth research.

The Quality of Life and Dyadic Adjustment of Couples Receiving Infertility Treatment.

The aim of this study was to determine the factors that affect the dyadic adjustment and quality of life of individuals receiving infertility treatment and to evaluate the effect of dyadic adjustment on their quality of life. This study was conducted as a descriptive and cross-sectional study with 209 males and 213 females. The study data was collected using an introductory information form about socio-demographic characteristics, the Dyadic Adjustment Scale and the FertiQol Scale. The main findings of the study were that gender and marital status influenced dyadic adjustment and quality of life (p <0.05), and that income status affected only dyadic adjustment (p <0.05). There was a statistically significant relationship (37%) between scores for dyadic adjustment and scores for quality of life (p <0.001). It was determined that females in infertility treatment had lower dyadic adjustment and quality of life than men.