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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Psychopathology, Uncertainty and Alexithymia: A Clinical and Differential Exploratory Study.

Emanuele Maria Merlo, Rita Tutino, Liam Alexander MacKenzie Myles, Angela Alibrandi, Maria Carmela Lia, Domenico Minasi

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Emanuele Maria MerloDepartment of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6041-9186
Rita TutinoPediatric Unit of Ospedali Riuniti Presidium, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Liam Alexander MacKenzie MylesDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7050-8112
Angela AlibrandiDepartment of Economics, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6695-151X
Maria Carmela LiaPediatric Unit of Ospedali Riuniti Presidium, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Domenico MinasiPediatric Unit of Ospedali Riuniti Presidium, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Azienda ospedaliera "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli" · ITUniversity of Messina · ITUniversity of Oxford · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) represents a complex pathology affecting a large number of people. Research suggests that psychological factors influence coping with T1DM. This study aimed to investigate the presence and role of psychopathology, alexithymia and uncertainty in people affected by T1DM. The sample consisted of 137 patients (88 females, 49 males) affected by T1DM aged from 11 to 19 years old (Mean: 13.87; SD: 2.40). The diagnostic protocol consisted of a sociodemographic questionnaire, Self-administration Psychiatric Scales for Children and Adolescents (SAFA), Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS-20) and Intolerance to Uncertainty Scale-12 (IUS-12). Descriptive, differential, correlational and regression analyses were performed in order to examine the relationships between these variables. The results suggested the sample had high levels of psychopathological indexes, alexithymia and intolerance of uncertainty. Also, there were significant differences between TAS-20 and IUS-12 distributions with respect to psychopathology. Correlations and multivariate linear regressions indicated age, gender and education significantly predicted alexithymia and intolerance of uncertainty. This data suggest the presence of elevated psychopathology, alexithymia and uncertainty in people with diabetes.

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alexithymiachronic diseaseclinical psychologyintolerance of uncertaintypsychopathologytype 1 diabetes mellitus

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