Abstract: Objective: To analysis the correlation of emotional stress and coping interventions in diabetic patients in community settings. Methods: The Individual Information Sheet, Diabetes Distress Scale and Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire were used to collect data. Totally 200 patients from 3 different communities in Yangzhou were included in this study. Results: 60.0% of diabetic patients suffer from emotional stress, 11.5% suffer with high level of stress, with higher scores in dimensions of regimen-related distress (3.10±1.17). Coping styles scores from high to low were acceptanceresignation,avoidance and confrontation. Emotional stress was negatively correlated to confrontation (P<0.05), and positively correlated with avoidance and acceptance-resignation (P<0.05). Conclusion: Emotional stress was common in diabetic patients, and is closely related to coping styles. Diabetic stress and coping styles should be evaluated in community settings by clinicians in order to strengthen psychological interventions to diabetic patients and ultimatley improve patients' quality of life.