Definition
“Psychological aspects of diabetes” refers to the psychological aspects that should be considered when providing care or treatment to an older person with diabetes mellitus. Throughout this chapter, the term “psychological” relates to an individual’s thoughts, emotions, feelings, and ability to cope with their environment or medical condition. Additionally, “diabetes” refers to a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both (American Diabetes Association 2015).
Introduction
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is among the most common noncommunicable diseases globally, and the number of DM cases is rising in every country (International Diabetes Federation 2013a). The prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed DM has consistently been shown to increase with age up to 80–85 years, after which time a plateau or slight...
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Chapman, A. (2016). Psychological Aspects of Diabetes. In: Pachana, N. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-080-3_290-1
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