PSYCHOLOGICAL-FACTORS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO DIABETES CONTROL

Authors
GORDON D FISHER SG WILSON M FERGUS E PATERSON KR SEMPLE CG
Citation
D. Gordon et al., PSYCHOLOGICAL-FACTORS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO DIABETES CONTROL, Diabetic medicine, 10(6), 1993, pp. 530-534
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Endocrynology & Metabolism","Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Diabetic medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
07423071
Volume
10
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
530 - 534
Database
ISI
SICI code
0742-3071(1993)10:6<530:PATRTD>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Thirty-nine Type 1 diabetic patients were asked to complete an Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). A significant relationship was found between neuroticism scores and glycosylated haemoglobin concentration s (r = 0.43, p < 0.01) and also fructosamine (r = 0.45, p < 0.01). Pat ients with glycosylated haemoglobin concentrations greater than or equ al to 10 (n = 13) had significantly higher neuroticism scores than pat ients with glycosylated haemoglobin results less than or equal to 8 (n = 11) (p < 0.01).