Study on the effect of rational-emotive therapy on coping style and self-management behaviors for type 2 diabetes
2014
Objective To evaluate the effect of rational-emotive therapy on coping style and self-management behaviors among patient with type 2 diabetes .Methods Ninety in-patients with type 2 diabetes were assigned to the control group and the intervention group according to the random number table method , with 45 cases each .The control group received routine diabetic education , while the intervention group was given the education of Rational-emotive therapy.Both groups were followed up for 3 months.Their coping style and self-management behaviors were measured before and 3 months after the intervention .Results There was no statistically significant differences of the scores of coping style and self-management behaviors between two groups before the intervention (P〉0.05).The score of facing was (22.44 ±3.33) in the intervention group, higher than (19.36 ±2.87) in the control group.The score of avoidance was (13.33 ±2.53) in the intervention group, lower than (14.93 ±2.61) in the control group.The score of yield was (10.00 ±2.63) in the intervention group, lower than (11.93 ±3.03) in the control group.The differences were statistically significant (t=-4.63, 2.91, 3.17, respectively;P〈0.05).The score of self-management behaviors was (108.19 ±7.48) in the intervention group, higher than (100.95 ±6.24) in the control group after the intervention, and the difference was statistically significant (t=-4.90;P〈0.05).Conclusions Rational-emotive therapy can improve the coping style and self-management behaviors of patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Rational-emotive therapy; Diabetes mellitus; Coping style; Self-management behaviors
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