Journal of International Psychiatry

【Abstract】Objective: To observe and discuss the psychology of elderly patients with diabetic nephropathy and the effect of self management behavior. Methods: We select our hospital treated 120 cases of senile diabetic nephropathy patients as the research object, the control group of 60 cases with normal management mode, the observation group of 60 cases on the basis of the use of self management behavior, and the psychology analysis. Results: In elderly patients with diabetic nephropathy to give self management activities, according to the results of the questionnaire of prescribed medication, exercise self-management, dietary self-management and other dimension scores were higher, the index of observation group of patients with urinary albumin (UA), total cholesterol (TC) and serum index was lower than control group, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Self management and quality of life scores, physiological function, psychological, social relations, is the treatment of correlation (P < 0. 05). Conclusion: The elderly patients with diabetic nephropathy self management situation and its psychological status and quality of life have a positive correlation, nursing staff should maximize the measures to enhance the self management level of elderly patients with diabetic nephropathy, improve the quality of life.

【Key words】Elderly diabetic nephropathy; Self management; Psychological status