METHODS: 105 participants aged between 11 and 17 years old (M: 13.88; SD: 2.16) affected by T1DM were included in the sample. To assess the presence of mental health difficulties, SAFA scales (Depression, Anxiety and Somatic symptoms) were included in the protocol together with TAS-20 and IUS-12, which evaluate the presence and role of alexithymia and intolerance to uncertainty in the sample, respectively.
RESULTS: A concerning presence of anxiety, depression and somatic symptoms was found in the sample. Mental health difficulties appeared to be consistently present in the sample, often overcoming pathological thesholds. Alexithymia and uncertainty were also common, highlighting their role in T1DM.
CONCLUSIONS: Active mental health difficulties together with high rates of alexithymia and intolerance to uncertainty were prevalent in the sample of adolescents with diabetes.
方法:将105名受T1DM影响的年龄在11至17岁(M:13.88;SD:2.16)的参与者纳入样本。为了评估心理健康困难的存在,SAFA量表(抑郁症,焦虑和躯体症状)与TAS-20和IUS-12一起包含在方案中,它们评估了运动障碍和对样本中不确定性的不耐受的存在和作用,分别。
结果:A关于焦虑的存在,样本中发现了抑郁和躯体症状。心理健康问题似乎一直存在于样本中,经常克服病态的问题。述情障碍和不确定性也很常见,强调其在T1DM中的作用。
结论:在患有糖尿病的青少年样本中,活跃的心理健康困难以及高的述情障碍和对不确定感的不耐受率普遍存在。