Mediating effect of self-perceived aging on the relationship between family care and quality of life among elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the mediating effect of self-perceived aging between family care and quality of life (QOL) of elderly type 2 diabetes patients, and to provide the evidence for improving the QOL of elderly type 2 diabetes patients.Methods:The convenience sampling method was used to investigate 215 elderly patients with type 2 diabetes by using the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire, the Family APGAR Index and the Diabetes Specific Quality of Life Scale, and statistical analysis was performed using SPSS20.0 software.Results:The self-perceived aging score of the elderly patients with type 2 diabetes was (49.90±12.11), the family care score was (7.17±2.53), and the QOL score was (65.89± 12.07). Family care score was negatively correlated with QOL score in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes ( r value was -0.480, P<0.01), self-perceived aging score was negatively correlated with family care score ( r value was -0.472, P<0.01), and positively correlated with QOL score ( r value was 0.688, P<0.01). The mediating effect test showed that self-perceived aging played a complete mediating role between family care and QOL in elderly type 2 diabetes patients, and the mediating effect accounted for 86.51% of the total effect. Conclusions:Self-perceived aging is the mediating variable of family care and QOL, and establishing positive self-perceived aging is conducive to improving the QOL of elderly patients with type 2 diabetes.