Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing (가정간호학회지)

Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing (한국가정간호학회)
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Diabetic Neuropathy Symptoms and Self-Care Activities in Hypertensive Type-2 Diabetic Patients

고혈압을 동반한 당뇨병 환자의 자율신경병 증상과 자가관리활동

  • Kim, Young-Hee (Department of Nursing, Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Cho, Ok-Hee (Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health, Kongju National University)
  • 김영희 (대전과학기술대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 조옥희 (공주대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2015.10.12
  • Accepted : 2015.12.03
  • Published : 2015.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to provide basic data to enhance self-nursing ability by investigating the symptoms of autonomic neuropathy and self-management activities in patients with diabetes accompanying hypertension. Methods: Subjects were 113 type-2 diabetic patients who were diagnosed as hypertensive in two primary medical institutions and taking anti-hypertensive treatments. The existence of postural hypotension was evaluated by blood pressure and pulse rate, and the subjective symptoms of autonomic neuropathy and self-management activities were checked by structured questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed by chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, t-test, Wilcoxon rank sum test and analysis of covariance. Results: Postural hypotension occurred in 4.4% of the subjects. Urinary frequency and dizziness during postural changes were the most frequent symptoms of autonomic neuropathy, and 57.5% of the subjects complained of symptoms in two or more domains. The group with autonomic neuropathy symptoms showed higher age, higher living stress, and fewer self-management activities in the diet and foot management domains as compared to the group without autonomic neuropathy symptoms. Conclusion: From these results, we learned that strengthening education on self-management for diet and foot management and customized interventions considering age and living stress are required through early identification of the symptoms of autonomic neuropathy in patients with diabetes accompanying hypertension.

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