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Merlo EM, Tutino R, Myles LAM, Alibrandi A, Lia MC, Minasi D. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Psychopathology, Uncertainty and Alexithymia: A Clinical and Differential Exploratory Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:257. [PMID: 38275537 PMCID: PMC10815314 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12020257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) represents a complex pathology affecting a large number of people. Research suggests that psychological factors influence coping with T1DM. This study aimed to investigate the presence and role of psychopathology, alexithymia and uncertainty in people affected by T1DM. The sample consisted of 137 patients (88 females, 49 males) affected by T1DM aged from 11 to 19 years old (Mean: 13.87; SD: 2.40). The diagnostic protocol consisted of a sociodemographic questionnaire, Self-administration Psychiatric Scales for Children and Adolescents (SAFA), Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS-20) and Intolerance to Uncertainty Scale-12 (IUS-12). Descriptive, differential, correlational and regression analyses were performed in order to examine the relationships between these variables. The results suggested the sample had high levels of psychopathological indexes, alexithymia and intolerance of uncertainty. Also, there were significant differences between TAS-20 and IUS-12 distributions with respect to psychopathology. Correlations and multivariate linear regressions indicated age, gender and education significantly predicted alexithymia and intolerance of uncertainty. This data suggest the presence of elevated psychopathology, alexithymia and uncertainty in people with diabetes.
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- Emanuele Maria Merlo
- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit of Ospedali Riuniti Presidium, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy; (R.T.); (M.C.L.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Economics, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy;
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- Pediatric Unit of Ospedali Riuniti Presidium, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy; (R.T.); (M.C.L.); (D.M.)
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- Pediatric Unit of Ospedali Riuniti Presidium, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy; (R.T.); (M.C.L.); (D.M.)
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Owusu BA, Ofori-Boateng P, Doku DT. Coping and adaptation strategies among young persons living with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers: textual and photovoice analyses. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1684. [PMID: 37653475 PMCID: PMC10472693 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16573-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is complex and demanding. It requires patients and their caregivers, particularly those in low-resource settings to adopt productive coping strategies to achieve ideal glycaemic control. Coping and adaptation strategies have far-reaching implications on their behavioural and health outcomes. Yet, it is uncertain how young people living with T1D and their caregivers in low-resource settings cope and adapt to the challenges of T1D management. This study analysed textual and photo evidence on the coping and adaptation strategies employed by young persons living with T1D (warriors) and their caregivers in Ghana. METHODS Qualitative data were collected from 28 warriors, 12 caregivers, 6 healthcare providers and other stakeholders in southern Ghana using semi-structured interview guides. Participants were identified at T1D support group centres, hospitals, and their places of residence, and recruited into the study using maximum variation and snowball sampling approaches. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews, photovoice, telephone interviews and videoconferencing and were thematically analysed using QSR NVivo 11. RESULTS Four superordinate themes which are productive coping, non-productive coping, keeping T1D a secret, and coping with costs of care were identified. Productive coping entailed condition acceptance, planning ahead, seeking social support, borrowing insulin, and overcoming the barriers of insulin storage. On the other hand, avoidance, disengagement, and re-use of syringes were the common non-productive coping approaches. Due to stigma and discrimination, the warriors shrouded their condition in secrecy. As a response to the financial burden of T1D care, caregivers/patients borrowed money, took loans, and sold household items. CONCLUSION Young persons living with T1D and their caregivers adopted coping strategies which both promoted and compromised their T1D management. There was an occasional co-existence of diverse coping strategies (productive and non-productive), and these reflects the personal and contextual stressors they faced. The results call for the need to eliminate barriers of T1D management and equip patients and their caregivers with ongoing T1D coping competencies.
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- Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
- Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Central Region, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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Murakami H, Yasui‐Furukori N, Otaka H, Nakayama H, Murabayashi M, Mizushiri S, Matsumura K, Tanabe J, Matsuhashi Y, Yanagimachi M, Sugawara N, Shimoda K, Daimon M. Coping styles associated with glucose control in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Diabetes Investig 2020; 11:1215-1221. [PMID: 32017452 PMCID: PMC7477505 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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AIMS/OBJECTIVES Glycemic control varies according to stress level and the efficacy of control measures, affecting the outcomes of diabetes. Although detailed coping styles have not been well studied in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, problem-focused coping strategies are believed to be related to better control of blood glucose. Associations between coping profiles/dimensions and blood glucose control were examined in individuals with type 2 diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS The participants included 503 Japanese patients (mean age 63.9 ± 12.6 years) with type 2 diabetes. The average glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels were calculated from HbA1c levels measured more than four times within the 12 months before the assessment. Coping profiles were assessed using the Brief Scale for Coping Profile. Lifestyle factors were also included in the analyses. RESULTS Factors other than age were not associated with HbA1c levels in patients who used insulin. Conversely, habitual alcohol consumption, single status, the adaptive emotion-focused coping dimension, and changing mood and changing one's point of view profiles were associated with HbA1c levels. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that adaptive emotion-focused coping supports glycemic control in type 2 diabetes patients who do not use insulin. Additional studies using a longitudinal design are required to further examine the relationships between psychological factors and glycemic control.
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- Hiroshi Murakami
- Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiJapan
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- Department of NeuropsychiatryHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiJapan
- Department of PsychiatryDokkyo Medical University School of MedicineMibuJapan
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- Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiJapan
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- Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiJapan
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- Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiJapan
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- Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiJapan
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- Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiJapan
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- Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiJapan
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- Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiJapan
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- Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiJapan
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- Department of PsychiatryDokkyo Medical University School of MedicineMibuJapan
- Department of Clinical EpidemiologyTranslational Medical CenterNational Center of Neurology and PsychiatryKodairaJapan
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- Department of PsychiatryDokkyo Medical University School of MedicineMibuJapan
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- Department of Endocrinology and MetabolismHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiJapan
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Delamater AM, de Wit M, McDarby V, Malik JA, Hilliard ME, Northam E, Acerini CL. ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018: Psychological care of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes 2018; 19 Suppl 27:237-249. [PMID: 30058247 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
MESH Headings
- Adaptation, Psychological/physiology
- Adolescent
- Burnout, Psychological/psychology
- Burnout, Psychological/therapy
- Child
- Consensus
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/psychology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/therapy
- Endocrinology/organization & administration
- Endocrinology/standards
- Humans
- International Cooperation
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders/therapy
- Pediatrics/organization & administration
- Pediatrics/standards
- Practice Patterns, Physicians'/standards
- Psychotherapy/methods
- Psychotherapy/standards
- Quality of Life/psychology
- Resilience, Psychological
- Societies, Medical/organization & administration
- Societies, Medical/standards
- Stress, Psychological/etiology
- Stress, Psychological/therapy
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- Alan M Delamater
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Medical Psychology, EMGO Institute for Health & Care Research, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- National Children's Research Centre and Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Center of Excellence, National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Compas BE, Jaser SS, Bettis AH, Watson KH, Gruhn MA, Dunbar JP, Williams E, Thigpen JC. Coping, emotion regulation, and psychopathology in childhood and adolescence: A meta-analysis and narrative review. Psychol Bull 2017; 143:939-991. [PMID: 28616996 DOI: 10.1037/bul0000110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 537] [Impact Index Per Article: 76.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In this meta-analytic and narrative review, we examine several overarching issues related to the study of coping, emotion regulation, and internalizing and externalizing symptoms of psychopathology in childhood and adolescence, including the conceptualization and measurement of these constructs. We report a quantitative meta-analysis of 212 studies (N = 80,850 participants) that measured the associations between coping and emotion regulation with symptoms of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology. Within the meta-analysis we address the association of broad domains of coping and emotion regulation (e.g., total coping, emotion regulation), intermediate factors of coping and emotion regulation (e.g., primary control coping, secondary control coping), and specific coping and emotion regulation strategies (e.g., emotional expression, cognitive reappraisal) with internalizing and externalizing symptoms. For cross-sectional studies, which made up the majority of studies included, we examine 3 potential moderators: age, measure quality, and single versus multiple informants. Finally, we separately consider findings from longitudinal studies as these provide stronger tests of the effects. After accounting for publication bias, findings indicate that the broad domain of emotion regulation and adaptive coping and the factors of primary control coping and secondary control coping are related to lower levels of symptoms of psychopathology. Further, the domain of maladaptive coping, the factor of disengagement coping, and the strategies of emotional suppression, avoidance, and denial are related to higher levels of symptoms of psychopathology. Finally, we offer a critique of the current state of the field and outline an agenda for future research. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Bruce E Compas
- Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
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- Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
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- Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
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- Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
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- Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
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Delamater AM, de Wit M, McDarby V, Malik J, Acerini CL. ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2014. Psychological care of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes 2014; 15 Suppl 20:232-44. [PMID: 25182317 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Alan M Delamater
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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Sinnamon GCB, Caltabiano M, Baune BT. Differentiating disordered affect in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. J Affect Disord 2013; 147:51-8. [PMID: 23141632 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Revised: 10/08/2012] [Accepted: 10/08/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is evidence for increased risk of affective disorders (AD) in adults with type 1 diabetes however, the prevalence and characteristics of AD in young people with the condition is unclear. Comorbid AD in type 1 diabetes is associated with deleterious self-management, sub-optimal clinical indicators, reduced quality of life, poorer physical health, increased complications, increased high risk behaviours in adolescence and young adulthood, and earlier mortality. The present study investigated the prevalence and character of AD in young people with type 1 diabetes. METHODS The self-report PH-PANAS-C was employed in a cross-sectional, case-control design to identify and differentiate full-syndrome (FS) and subthreshold (St) levels of AD in 53 participants with type 1 diabetes (case) and 54 age-balanced controls (N=107; 7-18 yrs). RESULTS Case participants reported greater AD than controls. When differentiated, only anxiety was significantly more prevalent. Case participants reported less positive affect, and greater negative affect and autonomic arousal. Further, 1:3 case participants presented with St symptoms of AD. LIMITATIONS Self-report measures are known to produce moderated responses therefore symptoms may be more severe than reported. There has been some suggestion that responses to somatic items in the PH-PANAS-C may relate to diabetes-specific states rather than affect-related symptoms however, recent evidence has refuted this argument. CONCLUSIONS AD, particularly anxiety, represents a significant clinical concern in young people with type 1 diabetes both as a disorder in its own right and as a major impediment to primary care and management of the diabetes. The significant dominance of anxiety-related symptoms and prevalence of subthreshold presentation warrant further investigation.
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- Grant C B Sinnamon
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Angus Smith Drive, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
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Neylon OM, O'Connell MA, Skinner TC, Cameron FJ. Demographic and personal factors associated with metabolic control and self-care in youth with type 1 diabetes: a systematic review. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2013; 29:257-72. [PMID: 23364787 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2012] [Revised: 12/02/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Optimal use of recent technological advances in insulin delivery and glucose monitoring remain limited by the impact of behaviour on self-care. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in psychosocial methods of optimizing care in youth with type 1 diabetes. We therefore sought to examine the literature for demographic, interpersonal and intrapersonal correlates of self-care and/or metabolic control. Studies for this systematic review were obtained via an electronic search of Medline, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and PsycINFO databases. Seventy studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. These studies have indicated that identifiable individual characteristics in each domain are robustly associated with metabolic control and/or self-care in children and adolescents. We present these characteristics and propose a theoretical model of their interactions and effect on diabetes outcomes. There is currently no consensus regarding patient selection for insulin pump therapy. In this era of scarce healthcare resources, it may be prudent to identify youth requiring increased psychosocial support prior to regimen intensification. The importance of this review lies in its potential to create a framework for rationally utilizing resources by stratifying costly therapeutic options to those who, in the first instance, will be most likely to benefit from them.
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- Orla M Neylon
- University of Tasmania, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia.
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Scholes C, Mandleco B, Roper S, Dearing K, Dyches T, Freeborn D. A qualitative study of young people's perspectives of living with type 1 diabetes: do perceptions vary by levels of metabolic control? J Adv Nurs 2012; 69:1235-47. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06111.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chen A, Huang Z, Wan X, Deng W, Wu J, Li L, Cai Q, Xiao H, Li Y. Attitudes toward diabetes affect maintenance of drug-free remission in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes after short-term continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion treatment. Diabetes Care 2012; 35:474-81. [PMID: 22228747 PMCID: PMC3322723 DOI: 10.2337/dc11-1638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Short-term intensive insulin treatment in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes can improve β-cell function and insulin sensitivity, which results in long-term remission without need for further antidiabetes medication. Patient attitudes toward their disease were assessed using the Diabetes Care Profile (DCP) tool to evaluate the potential impact on maintaining long-term remission. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited and treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) for 2-3 weeks. They were also invited to participate in diabetes self-management intervention during hospitalization and complete a DCP questionnaire on attitudes toward diabetes at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months after suspension of CSII. RESULTS Near normoglycemia was achieved by 118 patients after short-term CSII, with 65 remaining in drug-free remission for >1 year. They had significantly better glycemic control and greater restoration of acute insulin response after CSII as well as higher educational attainment compared with patients experiencing relapse. They also achieved higher scores in positive attitude, (belief in) importance of care, care ability, self-care adherence, and less negative attitude. Differences between the two groups became greater over time. Cox proportional hazards model analysis indicated that greater self-care adherence (hazard ratio 0.184, P < 0.001) and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance before treatment (0.854, P = 0.053) were independent predictors for long-term remission, whereas elevated 2-h postprandial plasma glucose after CSII (1.156, P = 0.015) was a risk factor for relapse. CONCLUSIONS Attitudes toward diabetes affect long-term drug-free remission in newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes after short-term CSII.
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- Ailing Chen
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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