1. Sex‐based factors influencing perceived relocation stress and glycemic control among older adults with diabetes.
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Chen, Shu‐Ming and Wu, Chiung‐Jung
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CROSS-sectional method , *STATISTICAL correlation , *SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *RESEARCH funding , *T-test (Statistics) , *HEALTH status indicators , *GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin , *SEX distribution , *SUBJECTIVE stress , *GLYCEMIC control , *LONG-term health care , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *INTERVIEWING , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *FUNCTIONAL assessment , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CHI-squared test , *RELOCATION , *NURSING care facilities , *TYPE 2 diabetes , *RESEARCH , *DATA analysis software , *LENGTH of stay in hospitals , *REGRESSION analysis , *OLD age - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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