Psychology in Diabetes Care (eBook)

Frank J. Snoek is the editor of Psychology in Diabetes Care, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley. T. Chas Skinner is the editor of Psychology in Diabetes Care, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Psychology in Diabetes Care 3
Contents 7
Foreword to the First Edition 11
Preface to the First Edition 13
Foreword to the Second Edition 17
Preface to the Second Edition 19
1 Diabetes in Children 21
1.1 Introduction 21
1.2 Diabetes in infancy 22
1.3 Diabetes in toddlers and preschoolers 24
1.4 Treatment in issues for children under 6 years of age 26
1.5 Diabetes in school-aged children 30
1.6 Family factors related to glycaemic control and adherence 33
1.7 Family involvement in the diabetes management of a school-aged child 34
1.8 Treatment issues for school-aged children 35
1.9 Disease course and risk factors: implications for clinical practice 36
1.10 Conclusions 39
References 40
2 Diabetes in Adolescents 47
2.1 Introduction 47
2.2 Familial interventions 52
2.3 Individual interventions 58
2.4 Conclusions 63
References 64
3 Psychological Issues in the Management of Diabetes and Pregnancy 73
3.1 Introduction 73
3.2 Prepregnancy 74
3.3 Pregnancy 74
3.4 Delivery 76
3.5 Lactation 76
3.6 Childhood 77
3.7 Practice Implications 77
References 78
4 Diabetes in Older Adults 81
4.1 Introduction 81
4.2 The Ageing Process 83
4.3 Symptoms and their Representation 84
4.4 Clinical Features of Diabetes 85
4.5 Diabetes Complications in Older Adults 86
4.6 Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes 91
4.7 Diabetes Control and Complications 91
4.8 Quality of Life 92
4.9 Management of Diabetes in Older Adults 92
4.10 Self-Management Issues 98
4.11 Practice Implications 100
4.12 Summary and Conclusions 105
References 105
5 Patient Empowerment 115
5.1 Introduction 115
5.2 Empowerment Defined 116
5.3 Patient Empowerment and Diabetes 117
5.4 Implementing the Empowerment Approach 118
5.5 Implementing the empowerment approach in diabetes self-management education (DSME) 118
5.6 Implementing the empowerment approach in diabetes self-management support (DSMS) 121
5.7 Implementing the Empowerment Approach in Diabetes Care 122
5.8 Costs and Benefits of the Empowerment Approach 124
5.9 Concluding thoughts 125
Acknowledgement 126
References 126
6 Medical Office-Based Interventions 129
6.1 Theoretical background 129
6.2 Clinical and logistical rationale for office-based interventions 131
6.3 Research findings from office-based interventions 132
6.4 Target groups for inclusion/exclusion 142
6.5 Assessment and clinic flow 143
6.6 Links to medical management 151
6.7 Unanswered questions, new directions 152
References 153
7 Psychological Group Interventions in Diabetes Care 161
7.1 Psychosocial group interventions in medical illness 161
7.2 Psychosocial group interventions in diabetes 163
7.3 Psychological group interventions aimed at psychological 143 bproblems complicating diabetes 163
7.4 Psychological group interventions dealing with complications of diabetes 173
7.5 Psychological group interventions dealing with hypoglycaemia 175
7.6 Groups dealing with the daily demands of diabetes 176
7.7 Using new technologies for groups 181
7.8 Discussion and future directions 182
References 184
8 Counselling and Psychotherapy in Diabetes Mellitus 191
8.1 Introduction 191
8.2 Diabetes-related distress 192
8.3 Psychopathology 200
8.4 Practice implications 207
References 208
Index 215