Psychotherapeutic Interventions to Improve Psychological Adjustment in Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review

Davinia M. Resurrección, Desirée Navas-Campaña, Mencía R. Gutiérrez-Colosía, Joaquín A. Ibáñez-Alfonso and Desireé Ruiz-Aranda
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Davinia M. Resurrección: Department of Psychology, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 41704 Seville, Spain
Desirée Navas-Campaña: Department of Psychology, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 41704 Seville, Spain
Mencía R. Gutiérrez-Colosía: Department of Psychology, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 41704 Seville, Spain
Joaquín A. Ibáñez-Alfonso: Department of Psychology, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 41704 Seville, Spain
Desireé Ruiz-Aranda: Department of Psychology, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 41704 Seville, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 20, 1-12

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: diabetes type 1; psychological intervention; psychological adjustment; emotional intervention; systematic review; mental health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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