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Diabetes type 1 in young adults: The relationship between psycho-social
variables, glycemic control, depression and anxiety
Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate
whether psycho-social variables, for example social
support and task- and emotion-oriented coping would
predict psychological and physical well being among
young adults with diabetes.
Material and Methods: Participants were 56 individuals
in their twenties suffering from type 1 diabetes. Response
rate was 78%. The participants came from the whole of
lceland, 64.3% from the Greater Reykjavík area and 33.9%
from rural areas. One participant did not indicate his place
of residence. Self-assessment scales were used to assess
depression, anxiety, task-, avoidance- and emotion-
oriented coping, social support and problems relating
to diabetes. Additional information was obtained from
patients’ records concerning the results of blood glucose
measurements (HbA1c).
Results: Good social support was related to less anxiety
and depression and to less self-reported problems related
to having diabetes. Emotion-oriented coping was related
to not feeling well and task- oriented coping to feeling
better. No relationship was found between psychosocial
variables and blood glucose measurements and a limited
relationship between self-reported problems related to
having diabetes and these measurements.
Conclusions: Social support and coping are strongly
related to measurements of depression, anxiety and
problems related to having diabetes in the present age
group. The results indicate that it is very important to teach
and strengthen usage, as possible, of task-oriented coping
instead of emotion-oriented coping. The results also
indicate that social support is highly important for young
adults with diabetes type 1. It is clear that friends and
family have to be more involved in the treatment and also
more educated about the disease and the importance of
giving the right kind of support.
Keywords: diabetes, young people, social support, coping, mood.
Steinsdottir FK, Halldorsdottir H, Gudmundsdottir A, Amardottir S, Smari J, Arnarson EO. Diabetes type 1 in young adults: The
relationship between psycho-social variables, glycemic control, depression and anxiety. Icel Med J 2008; 94: 823-9.
Correspondence: Eiríkur Örn Arnarson, eirikur@landspitali.is
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