Application research of motivational interviewing strategy based on WeChat platform in young and middle-aged patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Objective To explore the effects of motivational interviewing strategy based on WeChat platform on blood glucose, self-management behavior and pain degree in young and middle-aged patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) . Methods The convenience sampling method was used to select a total of 84 young and middle-aged patients with T2DM who were admitted to Department of Endocrinology of a ClassⅢ Grade A hospital from August to October 2018 as the research objects. According to the random number table, all patients were divided into the observation group and the control group with 42 cases in each group. The observation group was given the motivational interviewing strategy based on WeChat platform for intervention. The control group received routine diabetes education. Before and 6 months after the intervention, the blood glucose, self-management behavior and pain degree of the patients in the two groups were evaluated. Results After 6 months of intervention, the patients' blood glucose, self-management behavior and pain degree were all better than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.01) . Conclusions The motivational interview strategy based on WeChat platform can improve the blood glucose level and self-management behavior of young and middle-aged T2DM patients, reduce the degree of pain, and provide a reference for the development of home care and continuous care. Key words: Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Young and middle-aged; WeChat; Motivational interviewing; Blood glucose level; Diabetic pain; Self-management behavior