Perception of Uncertainty and Correlated Factors in Diabetic Patients

• Main Authors: Tsai, Ling-Chun, 蔡玲君
• Other Authors: Sheila Sheu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1996
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10119919320771818481

碩士 === 高雄醫學院 === 護理學研究所 === 84 === The purpose of this study were : (1) to explore the level of uncertainty in Diabetic patients, (2) to determine the relationship between uncertainty and correlated factors such as demographics, symptom patten, social support and diabetic knowledge and(3) to determine the predictors of uncertainty. Instruments included: (1) Mishel's Uncertainty in Illness Scale with twofactors: ambiguity and complexity, (2) The Inventory of Social Supportive Behavior Scale, (3) Diabetic KnowledgeScale and (4) Symptom pattern Scale.The sample consisted of 61 men and 64 women, ranging in age from 32 to 79 years. The findingsof the study includes that (1) the level of DM patients'uncertainty were moderate, and the level of ambiguity were higher thancomplexity, (2) there was a significant postive relationship between uncertainty and age, uncertainty andblood sugar level, (3) there was a significant negative relationship betweenuncertainty and education level,uncertainty and diabetic knowledge, uncetaintyand social support, (4) althoughthere was no significant negative relationshipbetween uncertainty and symptompattern but there was a significant negativerelationship between complexity and symptom pattern, (5) sex, marital status, social status were correlated with uncertainty and (6) results from the regression analysis indicated that 31% of the variance in uncertainty were explained by diabetic knowledge, age and marital status interaction; 28% of the variance in ambiguity were explained byeducation level, age and marital status intreration; 20% of the variance in complexity was explained by diabetic knowledge. Based on these findings suggestion that (1)to provide individualized nursing teaching for diabetes, (2) to add information about how to deal withuncertainty regarding illness trajectory for diabetic teaching program.