Objective To investigate the effect of a nursing intervention based on the protective motivation theory on the self-care skills of patients with diabetes mellitus and AIDS.Methods A total of 140 patients with diabetes melli-tus combined with AIDS admitted to the Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from June to De-cember 2023 were selected as the research objects.According to different nursing methods they were divided into rou-tine group(n=70,routine nursing)and observation group(n=70,routine nursing+nursing intervention based on protec-tive motivation theory)according to different nursing methods.The fasting blood glucose,2-hour postprandial blood glucose,quality of life score and self-care ability score were compared between the two groups.Results After the in-tervention,the fasting blood glucose and 2-hour postprandial blood glucose levels of the observation group were lower than those of the routine group,and the quality of life score and self-care ability score of the observation group were higher than those of the routine group,and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).Conclusion The application of nursing intervention based on protective motivation theory in patients with diabetes mellitus and AIDS has improved the blood sugar level and improve the quality of life and self-care ability.
AIDSProtective motivation theoryQuality of lifeSelf-care abilityBlood glucose level