Diabetes mellitus is a common chronic disease all over the world. Self-management plays a crucial role in diabetes management. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize what is known about the interactions between adult persons with diabetes, their family, and diabetes self-management. MEDLINE, CINAHL, PSYCHINFO, LINDA, and MEDIC databases were searched for the years 2000 to 2011 and for English language articles, and the reference lists of the studies included were reviewed to capture additional studies. The findings indicate that family members have influence on the self-management of adult persons with diabetes. The support from family members plays a crucial role in maintaining lifestyle changes and optimizing diabetes management. Diabetes and its treatment also affect the life of family members in several ways, causing, for example, different types of psychological distress. More attention should be paid to family factors in diabetes management among adult persons.
Assessments of parenting self-efficacy are recommended to identify at-risk groups and at-risk parents. More research is recommended to look into the effect of rooming-in, feeding practices, fathers' presence and social support from personnel and parenting self-efficacy and to evaluate risk scales for at-risk parents. Parent attributes had a greater effect on mothers' parenting self-efficacy, while environmental attributes had a greater effect on fathers' parenting self-efficacy. At-risk parents can be supported by conducting face-to-face discussions about significant topics.
The aim of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the effectiveness of a telephone support intervention 1 week after surgery on the quality of life (QOL) of patients with breast cancer. The sample consisted of 228 patients with breast cancer allocated to an intervention group (n = 120) and control group (n = 108). The data were collected using Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index-Cancer Version (QLI-CV) and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Breast Cancer Module (EORTC QLQ-BR23). The self-reported QOL of patients with breast cancer was considered moderately high. Statistically significant associations were found between QOL and the demographic characteristics of age, education, and employment status and of having underage children. Statistically significant associations were found between QOL and clinical characteristics such as type of surgery and axilla treatment. The strongest predictors of poor QOL were age, control group, and type of surgery. Age was the strongest predictor of poor QOL in global QLI and in the health and functioning, socioeconomic, and family subscales. The patients' experiences show that the telephone intervention was helpful and the timing was appropriate. The QOL in patients with breast cancer was better in subscales of body image, future perspective, and postoperative side effects. The intervention group showed significantly better body image; they worried less about the future and had less postoperative side effects than the control group did. These results may help in discussing QOL issues and should be considered when planning and implementing interventions for patients with breast cancer.
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