The relationship of the physiological indexes and glycaemic control with psychological profile in diabetic patients

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1 Assistant professor of psychology, Faculty of educational sciences and psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

2 Professor of psychology, Faculty of educational sciences and psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

3 Associte professor of psychology, Faculty of educational sciences and psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship of psychological profile with physiological indexes and glycaemic control in diabetic patients.
 Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study, 120 diabetic patients have been selected among of those who referred to Diabetes Clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ardabil from April 2011 to July 2011, for their therapeutic process. For gathering of data, SCL-90-R test, HbA1c assessment experiment for evaluation of long-term control of glycaemic and BMI assessment, cholesterol, triglyceride as physiological indexes were used. Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression were used for analysis of data on SPSS-17 software.
 Results: HbA1c index had positive relationship with variables of somatic complaint (r=0.23), obsession (r=0.27), sensitivity (r=0.29), depression (r=0.28), anxiety (r=0.28), phobia (r=0.26), psychosis (r=0.27) and general score of psychological symptom (r=0.29) with P<0.01; and hostility (r=0.17) and paranoid thoughts (r=0.21) with P>0.05. Triglyceride physiological index correlated with somatic complaint, obsession, sensitivity, depression, anxiety, paranoid thoughts, psychosis and general score of psychological symptom (P<0.05). Cholesterol index correlated with somatic complaint (P<0.05) and BMI with depression and hostility (P<0.05). In total, 15% of the variance in HbA1c is explained by psychological profile components and physiological indices.
 Conclusion: Results of present study showed that physiological indexes of diabetic patients have relationships with some of psychological disorders and the mean of blood glucose correlates with variables of somatic complaint, obsession, sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, paranoid thoughts, phobia, psychosis and general score of psychological symptoms.

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Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 16, Issue 62 - Serial Number 62
July and August 2014
Pages 110-19

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