Adjustment to Chronic Diabetes: A Review and Analytical Study
Journal Title: Nursing & Healthcare International Journal - Year 2021, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Diabetes is a chronic disease that disrupts human biological and psychological interaction; so that the person’s adaptation to the disease is necessary. The present study aimed to review the psychological methods related to adaptation to diabetes. This research is a narrative review study that has been done using the keywords diabetes, self-care, adaptation and, adjustment in specific databases of Medline, Sid, Magiran, PubMed, Scopus, and Science Direct. After reviewing the entry and exit criteria, articles that were not directly related to the topic, as well as articles with duplicate findings were removed. The findings showed that self-care is a spectrum of behaviors of a person that includes diet, medication, exercise, etc., and is influenced by individual and social factors and indicates the degree of adjustment to chronic diseases such as diabetes. Psychological factors not only affect different aspects of the life of people with diabetes, but also affect self-care and management behaviors and achieving proper control in people with diabetes.
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Pourhosein R* and Dorri N
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