Research Article: Chain mediating effect of social support and psychological resilience between quality of discharge teaching and readiness for hospital discharge in patients with diabetic retinopathy surgery
Abstract:
With the increasing incidence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and shortened hospital stays, postoperative home rehabilitation for patients faces significant challenges, making improved readiness for hospital discharge a key focus of ophthalmic nursing. This study aims to explore the specific pathways through which the quality of discharge teaching is associated with readiness for hospital discharge in DR surgery patients, and to analyze the chain-mediating role of social support and psychological resilience, providing a theoretical basis for developing targeted clinical nursing interventions.
Using a convenience sampling method, 489 patients undergoing surgery for DR at a tertiary Grade A hospital in Weifang, Shandong Province, were recruited between July 2025 and January 2026. Data were collected via a cross-sectional survey utilizing the General Information Questionnaire, the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (RHDS), the Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale (QDTS), the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to test the hypothesized chain-mediating pathway.
The mean scores for quality of discharge teaching, readiness for hospital discharge, social support, and resilience were 114.24?±?26.92, 74.47?±?18.97, 40.00?±?8.13, and 59.97?±?19.35, respectively. Quality of discharge teaching was positively correlated with social support, psychological resilience, and readiness for hospital discharge ( p <?0.01). Mediation analysis indicated that social support and psychological resilience significantly mediated the relationship between quality of discharge teaching and readiness for hospital discharge through a chain-mediating pathway. This mediating pathway accounted for 36.38% of the total association between quality of discharge teaching and readiness for hospital discharge.
The quality of discharge teaching is directly associated with readiness for hospital discharge and is indirectly related to it through the mediating roles of social support and psychological resilience. Nursing interventions should focus on enhancing social support systems and fostering psychological resilience to optimize readiness for hospital discharge in patients following DR surgery.
Introduction:
With the increasing incidence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and shortened hospital stays, postoperative home rehabilitation for patients faces significant challenges, making improved readiness for hospital discharge a key focus of ophthalmic nursing. This study aims to explore the specific pathways through which the quality of discharge teaching is associated with readiness for hospital discharge in DR surgery patients, and to analyze the chain-mediating role of social support and psychological resilience,…
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