Adjusting to the “new normal”: How were mental health and self-care affected in patients with diabetes mellitus 1 year into the COVID-19 crisis? A longitudinal study

This study aimed to assess the long-term effect of the pandemic on mental health and self-care parameters in patients with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. After 18 months of pandemic, 118 participants remained in the study (mean age of 56.6 ± 13.4 years, 66.7% were women). We observ...

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Published inJournal of health psychology Vol. 28; no. 14; pp. 1293 - 1306
Main Authors Alessi, Janine, Jaeger, Eduarda Herscovitz, de Oliveira, Giovana Berger, Erthal, Isadora Nunes, Teixeira, Julia Belato, Scherer, Gabriela DLG, de Carvalho, Taíse Rosa, Schaan, Beatriz D, Telo, Gabriela H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2023
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Anxiety
Chronic illnesses
Coping strategies
COVID-19
Depression
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Female
Full Length
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical screening
Mental disorders
Mental Health
Mental health care
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Patients
Psychological assessment
Self Care
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Women
anxiety
diabetes mellitus
COVID-19 outbreak
depression
treatment adherence
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Summary:This study aimed to assess the long-term effect of the pandemic on mental health and self-care parameters in patients with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. After 18 months of pandemic, 118 participants remained in the study (mean age of 56.6 ± 13.4 years, 66.7% were women). We observed no change in the scores for mental health disorders screening. Regarding self-care, patients with type 1 diabetes showed an improvement in the adherence score compared to those found at the beginning of the pandemic (variation + 3.5 (−6.0 to +15.8) points, p = 0.02), and also compared to those with type 2 diabetes. Although the pandemic have negatively affected many people’s mental health, especially in those with chronic diseases, our results show that patients with diabetes may have developed good coping and adaptive strategies to maintain diabetes control and symptom pattern of mental health disorders over the course of the pandemic.
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ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/13591053231164496