Objective To explore the relationship between self-management behaviors and family function among elderly pa-tients with diabetes in community in order to provide evidence for community nursing of diabetes.Methods A total of 670 elderly patients with diabetes were selected with convenience sampling household survey method and investigated with the family Adapta-tion,Partnership,Growth,Affection,and Resolve(APGAR)and the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities(SDSCA).Results The family functions total score of the elderly patients with diabetes in community was (6.95±2.91),the self-management behav-iors total score was (20.06±5.80),among the self-management behaviors the score for exercise was the highest and blood glucose monitoring was the lowest;family function had remarkable positive relation with the total score of self-management behaviors a-mong elderly patients with diabetes in community(r=0.156,P <0.05).Conclusion There is a correlation between the self-man-agement behaviors and family function,good family function is conducive to the improvement of self-management behaviors for the elderly patients with diabetes.%目的：探讨社区老年糖尿病患者家庭功能与自我管理行为的相关性，为社区老年糖尿病患者自我管理干预提供依据。方法采用便利抽样入户调查法，应用家庭功能评估量表和糖尿病自我管理活动量表对670名社区老年糖尿病患者进行调查。结果社区老年糖尿病患者家庭功能总得分为（6．95±2．91）分，自我管理行为总得分为（20．06±5．80）分，其中，运动自我管理维度得分最高、血糖监测自我管理维度最低；且社区老年糖尿病患者家庭功能与自我管理行为呈正相关（r＝0．156，P ＜0．05）。结论社区老年糖尿病患者家庭功能与自我管理行为密切相关，良好的家庭功能有助于提高患者的自我管理行为。
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