RESURRECCIÓN MENA, DAVINIA MARÍA, NAVAS CAMPAÑA, DESIRÉE MARÍA, RUIZ GUTIÉRREZ COLOSIA, MENCIA, IBAÑEZ ALFONSO, JOAQUÍN ALEJANDRO, RUIZ ARANDA, DESIREE
No
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
Review
Científica
4.614
0.814
18/10/2021
000746857200001
2-s2.0-85117117162
Background: International clinical practice guidelines highlight the importance of improving the psychological and mental health care of patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Psychological interventions can promote adherence to the demands of diabetes self-care, promoting high quality of life and wellbeing. Methods: A systematic review was carried out to determine whether psychological treatments with a specific focus on emotional management have an impact on glycemic control and variables related to psychological adjustment. Comprehensive literature searches of PubMed Medline, Psycinfo, Cochrane Database, Web of Science, and Open Grey Repository databases were conducted, from inception to November 2019 and were last updated in December 2020. Finally, eight articles met inclusion criteria. Results: Results showed that the management of emotions was effective in improving the psychological adjustment of patients with T1DM when carried out by psychologists. However, the evidence regarding the improvement of glycemic control was not entirely clear. When comparing adolescent and adult populations, findings yielded slightly better results in adolescents. Conclusions: More rigorous studies are needed to establish what emotional interventions might increase glycemic control in this population. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
adolescence; database; diabetes; health care; mental health; quality of life; systems analysis