ABSTRACT
Objective:To explore the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy on fear of hypoglycemia and self-management behavior of patients with steroid diabetes mellitus.Methods:A total of 76 patients with steroid diabetes mellitus from August 2018 to October 2019 in the First Affilated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University were selected and divided into experimental group and control group according to the admission time, and each group contained 38 cases. The control group recieved routine therapy and nursing care, on the basis of this, the experimental group was given cognitive-behavioral therapy for 8 weeks. Before and after 8 weeks of intervention, the effects were assessed by Chinese version Hypoglycemia Fear Surgey-Worry Scale(CHFSⅡ-WS) and Sumary of Diabetes Self Care Activities (SDSCA), respectively.Results:There was no significant difference in the score of CHFS Ⅱ-WS, SDSCA before intervention between the two groups( P>0.05). After 8 weeks of intervention, the scores of worry & fear and total CHFS Ⅱ-WS scores were (6.61±1.66), (8.75±1.73) points in the experimental group and (7.60±1.44), (9.69±1.77) points in the control group, the differences were statistically significant ( t values were 2.678, 2.247, P<0.05); in addition, the scores of diet, exercise, blood sugar testing, medications in SDSCA were (20.36±1.91), (11.86±2.27), (7.19±1.56), (6.86±0.99) points in the experimental group, and (18.51±1.50), (9.89±2.29), (5.71±1.45), (5.31±1.18) points in the control group, the differences were statistically significant ( t values were 3.644-5.983, P<0.05). Conclusions:Cognitive-behavioral therapy can effectively alliviate fear of hypoglycemia and promote self-management behavior of steroid diabetes mellitus patients.