Mediating effect of coping styles on the relationship between social support and self-management among young patients with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Abstract

Objective To explore the mediating effect of coping styles on the relationship between social support and self-management among young patients with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Methods A total of 169 young patients with newly-diagnosed T2DM at China-Japan Friendship Hospital were investigated with the Medical Coping Mmodes Questionnaire, Social Support Rating Scale and the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities. Results Among young patients with newly-diagnosed T2DM, there was a positive correlation between social support and confronce coping style (r=0.250, P<0.01). The confronce coping style was positively correlated with self-management (r=0.367, P<0.01). Confronce coping style could explain 15.3% variance of self-management(P<0.01). Confronce coping style had a mediating effect on the relationship between social support and self-management. Conclusions Confronce coping style has a predictive role on self-management among young patients with newly-diagnosed T2DM, and confronce coping style has a mediating effect between social support and self-management. Key words: Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Newly-diagnosed; Young adult; Social support; Coping style; Self care