Factors Influencing Intention to Receive Examination of Diabetes Complications

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• 作者：Yi-Lin Hsieh ; RN¹ ; Fang-Hsin Lee ; PhD ; RN² ; ^{fanny77@seed.net.tw} ; Chien-Liang Chen³ ; Ming-Fong Chang⁴ ; Pei-Hsuan Han⁵
• 关键词：diabetes complications ; diabetes mellitus ; health
• 刊名：Asian Nursing Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：10
• 期：4
• 页码：289-294
• 全文大小：195 K
• 卷排序：10

文摘

The purpose of this study was to understand the situation of diabetes patients receiving examinations for diabetes complications and to explore the factors influencing their intention to receive examinations for diabetes complications.MethodsA cross-sectional study was performed that included 251 diabetes patients who visited outpatient clinics in Southern Taiwan. A survey using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted from October 2015 to January 2016. The questionnaire included items on demographic characteristics, perceived susceptibility to diabetes complications, perceived seriousness of diabetes complications, perceived benefits of taking action to receive diabetes complication examinations, perceived barriers to taking action to receive diabetes complication examinations, and the intention to receive diabetes complication examinations. The data were analyzed using regression analysis.ResultsThe percentage of participants who received fundus, foot, and kidney examinations was 67.7%, 61.4%, and 73.3%, respectively. Every point increase on the perceived barriers to taking action to receive diabetes complication examinations scale increased the intention to receive a foot examination in the following year by 0.91 times (p = .002), and every point increase on the perceived susceptibility to diabetes complications scale increased the intention to receive a kidney examination in the following year by 1.19 times (p = .045).ConclusionsNurses should shoulder the responsibility to increase patients' intention to receive examination of diabetes complications. The results of this study can be used to promote nurses' care efficacy in preventing diabetes complications. They can also provide medical institutions with information to establish prevention and control policies for diabetes complications.