Purpose This descriptive correlational study investigated the influence of depression, diabetes-related stress, and stress coping strategies on the quality of life of parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
Methods Data were collected from 153 parents using structured questionnaires and analyzed with IBM SPSS/WIN 27.0 using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results Depression (β=-.42, p<.001) and diabetes-related stress (β=-.23, p<.001) were significant negative predictors of quality of life. Positive coping strategies were positively associated with higher quality of life.
Conclusion Early interventions targeting depression and diabetes-related stress are essential. Interventions that strengthen positive coping strategies are recommended to enhance the well-being of parents of children with type 1 Diabetes.
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing the alcohol drinking behavior in female university students. METHODS The subjects were 298 female university students at three universities in J Province and G city. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS/PC+ 15.0. RESULTS The variables that affected the drinking behavior of female university students were smoking status, pocket money, coping strategy of problem solving, positive expectancy of alcohol drinking and negative expectancy of alcohol drinking. These factors could explain 30.4% of the drinking behavior. Stress did not affect the drinking behavior of subjects. CONCLUSION Drinking behavior of the subjects was slightly higher than average for all women. In order to decrease the drinking behavior, the development of drinking reduction programs is needed and it can lead healthy life for female university students.
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