Status Quo of Social Isolation Among Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its In-fluencing Factors
Objective To understand the status quo and influencing factors of social isolation among elder-ly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM).Methods Questionnaires were used to investigate the social isolation status of 405 elderly patients with T2DM from hospitals or communities in Beijing from May to August 2023.Logistic regression was used to analyze the factors influencing the social isolation overall and its two dimensions.Results Among 397 elderly patients with T2DM,189 of them experienced social isolation,with an incidence rate of 47.61％.The incidence of family dimension and friend dimension were 15.11％and 49.37％,respectively.Female,retirement,self-care disorder,cognitive impairment,loneli-ness and moderate-level social participation are risk factors for social isolation.Smoking and medium/high-level social support are protective factors(all P＜0.05).Conclusions The incidence of social isolation in elderly patients with T2DM is higher.Incidence of friend isolation is significantly higher than that of family isolation.Attention should be paid to patients who are female or retired,or those with self-care disorders,cognitive impairment,loneliness,or low-level social support and social participation.Measures should be taken to reduce the risk of social isolation.
Type 2 Diabetes Mellituselderly patientsocial isolationinfluencing factor
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