Sex-based factors influencing perceived relocation stress and glycemic control among older adults with diabetes

Shu-Ming Chen; Chiung-Jung (Jo) Wu

doi:10.1111/nhs.13150

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Sex-based factors influencing perceived relocation stress and glycemic control among older adults with diabetes

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Sex-based factors influencing perceived relocation stress and glycemic control among older adults with diabetes

Shu-Ming Chen and Chiung-Jung (Jo) Wu

Nursing and Health Sciences, Vol.26(3), pp.1-7

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.13150

PMID: 39103223

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Abstract

glycemic control

type 2 diabetes

long-term care

perceived relocation stress

sex

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.

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Title: Sex-based factors influencing perceived relocation stress and glycemic control among older adults with diabetes
Authors: Shu-Ming Chen - Fooyin University
Chiung-Jung (Jo) Wu (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nursing
Publication details: Nursing and Health Sciences, Vol.26(3), pp.1-7
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Date published: 2024
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.13150
ISSN: 1442-2018
PMID: 39103223
Copyright note: © 2024 The Author(s). Nursing & Health Sciences published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
Data Availability: Research data are not shared.
Grant note: The Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan. Grant Number: MOST-104-2410-H-242-002
Organisation Unit: Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; School of Health - Nursing
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991047796002621
Output Type: Journal article

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