J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2008 May;15(2):186-194.

The Study Related to Perceived Stress, Stress Coping Method, Self-Care Behavior and Hemoglobin A1c of Elderly Diabetic Mellitus Patients

• Park M
• Kim K

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to understand relations among perceived stress, stress coping method, self-care behavior and Hemoglobin A1c of elderly diabetic mellitus patients. METHOD: Participants were 128 patients who were under medical treatment in outpatient department at C university hospital. The collected data were analyzed using technical statistics, frequency, percentage, T-test, ANOVA and person's correlation coefficient by SPSS 12.0. RESULT: There were positive correlation between self-care behavior and coping method based on emotions under the lower category of stress coping method. Hemoglobin A1c of patients had a negative correlation with physical exercise of self coping method under the lower category. Perceived stress had also a negative correlation with emotions as coping method in the lower category and medication of self-care behavior.
CONCLUSION
It was noted that elderly diabetic mellitus patients didn't much use a coping method based mainly problems and another method based emotions in case of perceived stress. The findings of this study will be useful for developing an nursing intervention program focused on elderly diabetic mellitus patients.

Keyword

Elderly; Diabetes mellitus; Stress; Self care; Hemoglobin A

MeSH Terms

Aged
Diabetes Mellitus
Exercise
Hemoglobin A
Hemoglobins
Humans
Outpatients
Self Care
Hemoglobin A
Hemoglobins