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Volume 24, Issue 154 (12-2025)
Journal of Psychological Science 2025, 24(154): 61-77 |
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Eisazadeh F, Rahimian-Boogar I. (2025). The effectiveness of ISTDP on improving diabetes adjustment, treatment adherence, and fasting blood glucose levels in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Psychological Science. 24(154), 61-77.
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Semnan University , i_rahimian@semnan.ac.ir
Abstract: (138 Views)
Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either due to a deficiency in insulin or due to the resistance of cells to insulin. Contracting this disease during adolescence exposes individuals to various threats. Therefore, in the present study, ISTDP was used to reduce the psychological and social burden of diabetes in adolescents.
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of ISTDP on improving diabetes adaptation, treatment adherence, and fasting blood glucose levels in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Methods: This semi-experimental study employed a pre-test-post-test design with a two-month follow-up, including a control and an experimental group. The sample comprised 40 adolescents with type 1 diabetes who visited the Iranian Diabetes Association in Tehran during the first half of 2024. Participants were selected using convenience sampling and then randomly assigned to either the control (20 participants) or experimental (20 participants) group. The experimental group received 16 sessions of ISTDP. The instruments of the present study included the Diabetes Adaptation Assessment Scale (Ebrahimi et al. 2016), the Morisky (2008) Drug Treatment Adherence Questionnaire, and the FBS blood test. Furthermore, repeated measure MANCOVA was used for data analysis.
Results: Based on the results of the time effect (P< 0.01), the intervention effect (P< 0.05), and the stability effect (P< 0.01), it can be stated that ISTDP led to improvements in diabetes adjustment, adherence to treatment, and FBS in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, and these results remained stable during the follow-up period.
Conclusion: The results showed that this therapy leads to improvement in diabetes adjustment, treatment adherence, and fasting blood sugar levels in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. It is suggested that ISTDP be used to reduce physical, psychological, and social problems in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of ISTDP on improving diabetes adaptation, treatment adherence, and fasting blood glucose levels in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Methods: This semi-experimental study employed a pre-test-post-test design with a two-month follow-up, including a control and an experimental group. The sample comprised 40 adolescents with type 1 diabetes who visited the Iranian Diabetes Association in Tehran during the first half of 2024. Participants were selected using convenience sampling and then randomly assigned to either the control (20 participants) or experimental (20 participants) group. The experimental group received 16 sessions of ISTDP. The instruments of the present study included the Diabetes Adaptation Assessment Scale (Ebrahimi et al. 2016), the Morisky (2008) Drug Treatment Adherence Questionnaire, and the FBS blood test. Furthermore, repeated measure MANCOVA was used for data analysis.
Results: Based on the results of the time effect (P< 0.01), the intervention effect (P< 0.05), and the stability effect (P< 0.01), it can be stated that ISTDP led to improvements in diabetes adjustment, adherence to treatment, and FBS in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, and these results remained stable during the follow-up period.
Conclusion: The results showed that this therapy leads to improvement in diabetes adjustment, treatment adherence, and fasting blood sugar levels in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. It is suggested that ISTDP be used to reduce physical, psychological, and social problems in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Keywords: Adolescents, Diabetes adjustment, Fasting blood glucose levels, ISTDP, Treatment adherence, Type 1 diabetes
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