Abstract
BackgroundThe fear of hypoglycemia leads to psychological symptoms in patients with diabetes type 2. In this research, the effects of EDMR on the fear of hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes type 2 were examined.MethodsA clinical trial study was carried out with participation of 72 patients who had diabetes type 2 in Velayat Hospital. The participants were randomly assigned into control and intervention groups. The intervention group received EMDR. The required information was gleaned using a questionnaire of fear of hypoglycemia, intensity of hypoglycemia, and demographics filled out before the intervention, and 1 month and 3 months after it. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics on SPSS Version 23. For comparison of fear of hypoglycemia in intervention and control groups, repeated measure ANOVA and Cohen d test were used.ResultsThe mean age of the participants in the intervention group was 43.17 ± 10.55 and in the control group was 45.86 ± 13.6. In this study, without considering the potential disruptors in the incorrect model, the intervention caused a reduction of 15 points 1 month after the completion of the intervention and a reduction of 17 points 3 month after the completion of the intervention on the scale of fear of hypoglycemia; but post-correction of potential disruptors, intervention caused a reduction of 19.5 scores 1 month after the completion and a reduction of 20.3 scores 3 months after the intervention .ConclusionsThe EMDR can be used as a non-pharmaceutical treatment method to treat and alleviate the fear of hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes patients.Trial registrationIranian Registry of Clinical Trials: IRCT20181201041813N1, 2019/11/13.
Highlights
The fear of hypoglycemia leads to psychological symptoms in patients with diabetes type 2
This study was conducted for the first time with the aim of investigating the effect of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment method on fear of hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetic patients, as a randomized clinical trial
The results of the study showed that treatment with EMDR reduces the fear of hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetic patients, and the therapeutic benefits of this method are achieved in a short time and with a significant effect size
Summary
The fear of hypoglycemia leads to psychological symptoms in patients with diabetes type 2. The effects of EDMR on the fear of hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes type 2 were examined. Diabet Mellitus is a chronic and complicated disease that requires permanent medical cares and strategies to attenuate the risk of recurrence of many side-effects [1]. The primary goal in the management of diabetic patients is to maintain blood glucose levels at normal or near (2020) 8:82 categorizations, hypoglycemia is categorized into trivial and severe categories. Hypoglycemia is a critical and lifethreatening clinical concern that might be accompanied by psychological symptoms and might lead to impairment and death in intense cases [7]. According to a study conducted by Sacan et al, on 355 insulin-treated diabetic type 2 patients, 27.7% were reported fear of hypoglycemia [9]
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