Abstract
Diabetes is a major health-care problem all over the world with a high prevalence and incidence [1,2]. The approach and the management of the disease are challenging, especially in the early stages after diagnosis and in children.
Highlights
U.O.D. di Diabetologia e Obesità in Età Evolutiva, Centro di riferimento regionale, ASP Caltanissetta, Caltanissetta, Italy
A multicenter randomized controlled trial performed on a cohort of 66 teenagers with type 1 diabetes, randomly assigned to motivational interviewing or support visits, found that mean glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in the motivational interviewing group was significantly lower than in the control group (p=0.04), showing as this technique is effective method of inducing behavioral changes in teenagers with T1D and the improvement of their glycemic control
A meta-analysis of 21 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effect of a psychological therapy on control of diabetes, 10 of them performed on children and adolescents, showed that psychological distress was significantly lower and the percentage of HbA1c was significantly reduced in patients receiving a psychological intervention compared to controls [7]
Summary
U.O.D. di Diabetologia e Obesità in Età Evolutiva, Centro di riferimento regionale, ASP Caltanissetta, Caltanissetta, Italy. *Corresponding author: Garofalo Alice Maria Valentina, U.O.D. di Diabetologia e Obesità in Età Evolutiva, Centro di riferimento regionale, ASP Caltanissetta, Caltanissetta, Via Malta 71, Caltanissetta, Italy.
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