| Revista INFAD 2012 |
ISSN EDICIÓN EN PAPEL: 0214-9877 |
| Nº1, Vol. 3, pp. 377-383 | doi: en trámite |
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Psychology and adherence in type 1 diabetes
Roberta Chiodo Martinetto . pp. 377-383
Among the various pathologies that generate distress, Type 1 Diabetes (DMT1) is a chronic ill-ness with a high level of “social and psychological impact” and high “emotive potential”. In manag-ing diabetes there is growing use of the concept of Adherence (patient agreement with treatment), with specific education aimed at developing self-care abilities in the patient. Both clinical experience and medical literature, however, demonstrate that many adult patients with DMT1 find it difficult to adapt to the self-care processes. In this paper we explore the personality traits of a sample of DMT1 patients who are experiencing difficulties with Adherence and their interaction with biomedical and social factors, in order to make it possible to devise and implement psychological interventions that are more appropriate and which focus on reducing “psychic episodes” and an improvement in the level of Adherence.
Keywords: Chronic disease, Type 1 Diabetes, Compliance, Adherence, Personality factors, Self care processes, Psychological, biomedical and social factors interaction.
