Influence of Self-Practice Oriented Teaching plus Psychological Intervention on Blood Glucose Level and Psychological State in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Insulin Therapy

BACKGROUND: The study aimed to examine the effect of self-practice oriented teaching plus psychological intervention on blood glucose level and psychological status of type 2 diabetic patients on first insulin therapy. METHODS: A total of 80 patients with type 2 diabetes admitted from April 2020 to November 2020 were assessed for eligibility and included. They were then assigned to a control group and an observation group via the random number table method, with 40 cases in each group. In addition to insulin injection treatment in both groups prior to intervention, the control group received health education and psychological intervention, whereas the observation group adopted a self-practice oriented teaching strategy plus psychological intervention. Insulin injections, nursing satisfaction, blood glucose level, and disease awareness were compared between the two groups. The Exercise of Self-Care Agency (ESCA) scale was used to assess the patients' self-care ability, the Generic Quality of Life Inventory-74 (GQOLI-74) scale was used to assess their quality of life, and the emotional state of patients was evaluated by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale. RESULTS: Patients in the observation group outperformed the control group in terms of insulin injection after intervention (P < 0.05). Significantly higher nursing satisfaction and ESCA scores were observed after intervention (P < 0.05). Self-practice oriented teaching plus psychological intervention resulted in remarkably lower postintervention glycemic indexes (P < 0.001). Markedly higher disease knowledge scores and GQOLI-74 scores were witnessed in the observation group in contrast to those of the control group (P < 0.001). The observation group patients showed lower HAD scores than those of the control group (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Self-practice oriented teaching plus psychological intervention could effectively alleviate the negative emotions of type 2 diabetic patients on first insulin therapy, stabilize glycemic indexes, and improve quality of life, demonstrating good potential for clinical promotion.