{"title":"Perceived Family Support and Treatment Adherence in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.","authors":"Simge Kalav, Arife Altin Çetin","doi":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000914","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Evidence regarding the association between family support and treatment adherence among older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) remains limited.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The purpose of this study was to examine the association between perceived family support and treatment adherence among older adults with T2D.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study included 233 older adults with T2D from an endocrinology outpatient clinic in southern Turkey. Data were collected using a personal information form, Hensarling's Diabetes Family Support Scale (HDFSS), and the Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treatment Patient Compliance Scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Older adults with T2D reported moderate-to-high levels of perceived family support, alongside moderate overall patient compliance. Some participants reported T2D-related complications and a history of hospitalization. Regression analysis indicated that the model accounted for a substantial proportion of the variance in patient adherence. Although total HDFSS was not significantly associated with compliance, the encouragement subscale showed a positive association, whereas the facilitative support subscale showed a negative association with patient compliance.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The results highlighted that facilitative support was associated with better treatment adherence among older adults, suggesting the importance of considering patient-centered and family-centered approaches in diabetes care. Encouraging initiatives, when carried out entirely under family control, seemed to be linked to lower self-management skills among older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":49723,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research","volume":" ","pages":"E251-E259"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5000,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nursing Research","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000914","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/4/29 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: Evidence regarding the association between family support and treatment adherence among older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) remains limited.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between perceived family support and treatment adherence among older adults with T2D.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included 233 older adults with T2D from an endocrinology outpatient clinic in southern Turkey. Data were collected using a personal information form, Hensarling's Diabetes Family Support Scale (HDFSS), and the Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treatment Patient Compliance Scale.
Results: Older adults with T2D reported moderate-to-high levels of perceived family support, alongside moderate overall patient compliance. Some participants reported T2D-related complications and a history of hospitalization. Regression analysis indicated that the model accounted for a substantial proportion of the variance in patient adherence. Although total HDFSS was not significantly associated with compliance, the encouragement subscale showed a positive association, whereas the facilitative support subscale showed a negative association with patient compliance.
Discussion: The results highlighted that facilitative support was associated with better treatment adherence among older adults, suggesting the importance of considering patient-centered and family-centered approaches in diabetes care. Encouraging initiatives, when carried out entirely under family control, seemed to be linked to lower self-management skills among older adults.
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Nursing Research is a peer-reviewed journal celebrating over 60 years as the most sought-after nursing resource; it offers more depth, more detail, and more of what today''s nurses demand. Nursing Research covers key issues, including health promotion, human responses to illness, acute care nursing research, symptom management, cost-effectiveness, vulnerable populations, health services, and community-based nursing studies. Each issue highlights the latest research techniques, quantitative and qualitative studies, and new state-of-the-art methodological strategies, including information not yet found in textbooks. Expert commentaries and briefs are also included. In addition to 6 issues per year, Nursing Research from time to time publishes supplemental content not found anywhere else.
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