Effects of a nurse-led self-management intervention on health outcomes in patients with diabetic retinopathy undergoing vitrectomy: a randomized controlled trial
Nursing support for self-management helps people with diabetic eye disease reduce stress and improve daily coping over six months.
This RCT (n=120, 6 months) demonstrated that a nurse-led self-management intervention significantly improved self-management ability and reduced diabetes distress in patients with diabetic retinopathy undergoing vitrectomy, with benefits sustained at 6 months. Blood glucose control was not significantly improved, suggesting the intervention is most effective for behavioral and psychological outcomes.
What the study was
- Study design
- Randomized, assessor-blind, two-arm, parallel-group RCT (n=120, 6-month follow-up; ChiCTR2300067520)
- Population
- Patients with diabetic retinopathy undergoing vitrectomy
- Sample size
- 120
- Category
- Prevention
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- BMC Ophthalmology
Why it surfaced
RCT demonstrating a scalable nurse-led intervention improving self-management and distress in DR patients post-vitrectomy, a high-risk complication population; directly implementable in ophthalmology/diabetes care settings.
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