ABSTRACT
Objective The continuous nursing model was introduced into nursing of type 2 diabetes mellitus in order to improve the self-management ability and behavior.Methods One hundred and fifty eight patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in endocrine department of our hospital from January to December 2013 were selected and divided into the control group and experimental group randomly.There were 79 patients in the control group,5 patients were lost to follow-up and 79 patients in the experimental group,4 patients were lost to follow-up.Traditional nursing were only done in the control group,while continuous nursing model was adopted in the experimental group.The self management ability and behavior were compared between two groups of patients.Results By took the continuous nursing model in our hospital,diet control,sports management,blood glucose monitoring,medication management compliance in the experimental group were better than those of the control group patients,x2 values were 9.86,9.37,10.12 and 17.52.The ratio of patients with better self-management behavior in diet control,sports management,medication management and blood glucose control had significant difference compared with those of the control group,x2 values were 9.497,10.285,10.016 and 13.513.Conclusions The self-management ability and behavior of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients were improved by continuous nursing model.