Correlation Among Self-Care Ability, Psychological Status, and Quality of Life in Discharged Patients with Hepatolithiasis Complicated with Diabetes Mellitus and T-Tube

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between self-care ability, psychological status, and quality of life in patients with hepatolithiasis complicated with diabetes mellitus with T-tube. METHODS: The purpose of this study was to select a total of 240 patients with hepatolithiasis complicated with diabetes with T-tube from June to September 2019 in a Third-class Grade A hospital in Changsha, Hunan Province. Self-designed general information questionnaire, self-care ability implementation scale (ESCA), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS), and quality of life scale (SF-36) were used to conduct a questionnaire survey. The correlation among self-care ability, psychological status, and quality of life of patients with hepatolithiasis complicated with diabetes mellitus with T-tube was analyzed. RESULTS: The total score of self-care ability of 240 patients with hepatolithiasis combined with diabetes with T-tube was positively correlated with the total score of quality of life (p < 0.05). The standard scores of anxiety and depression were negatively correlated with the total score of quality of life (p < 0.05). The total score of self-care ability was negatively correlated with the standard score of anxiety and depression (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Improving the self-care ability of patients with hepatolithiasis complicated with diabetes with T-tube and improving their anxiety and depression can improve their quality of life, which provides reference for further study.