Journal of Clinical Medicine Research

Objective: To evaluate the intervention effect of continuous nursing on self-management level of elderly diabetic patients in Shaoyang urban area, and to provide empirical evidence for constructing continuous nursing model of elderly diabetic patients in community. Methods: A total of 154 diabetic patients aged ≥60 years old were selected from six community health service centers in Shaoyang City, 77 cases in each control group and 77 cases in each intervention group. Patients in the control group were given routine nursing measures, and patients in the intervention group were given continuous nursing services on the basis of routine nursing.Patients in both groups filled in questionnaires (general information questionnaire, Diabetes self-Management Behavior Scale (DSCS)) before the experiment, and were given questionnaires again after 3 months of the experiment to compare the differences in the self-management level of patients in the two groups. Results: Before the experiment, the self-management level of the two groups was medium, the highest score was medication management, and the lowest score was blood glucose monitoring. Three months after the experiment, the score rate of self-management in all dimensions of the intervention group increased, and the total score of self-management in the intervention group was higher than that in the control group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion: Continuous nursing has a positive effect on the self-management level of elderly patients with diabetes.