Sex-based factors influencing perceived relocation stress and glycemic control among older adults with diabetes.
Nurs Health Sci
; 26(3): e13150, 2024 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-39103223
ABSTRACT
This study investigated sex differences perceived relocation stress and glycemic control among older adults with type 2 diabetes in long-term care facilities. A cross-sectional correlation design was used to recruit 120 residents during their first year after moving into the facilities in southern Taiwan. The results showed that almost two-thirds of the participants (64.2%) were women. The mean age was 79.62 (SD = 1.71). Older women with diabetes were reported to have significantly lower levels of education and poor glycemic control but higher levels of perceived relocation stress than men; however, functional independence was significantly higher in men. Although perceived relocation stress significantly predicted HbA1c levels in both women and men, length of stay was also significant in predicting HbA1c levels in women. These findings indicate the need for effective physical and psychological measures to improve glycemic control during the first year of stay in long-term care facilities.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Stress, Psychological
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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Glycemic Control
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Nurs Health Sci
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Nurs. health sci
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Nursing & health sciences
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Taiwán
Country of publication:
Australia