THE RELATIONSHIP OF SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN PEOPLE WITH TYPE 1 AND 2 DIABETES MELLITUS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594502405068

• Palavras-chave: Diabetes Mellitus; Anxiety; Depression; Chronic disease.

• Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus; Anxiety; Depression; Chronic disease.

• Abstract:

  Objective: The focus of this study is the emotional repercussions of living with Diabetes Mellitus in the lives of individuals diagnosed with the disease. Identify psychopathological symptoms of the person who received the diagnosis and discuss the emotional repercussion of the diagnosis on the subject's life story. Method: This is an integrative review of the literature, research was carried out using databases available in the Virtual Health Library (VHL), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), National Library of Medicine/PubMed, SciELO. The descriptors used were: Diabetes Mellitus, Depression, Anxiety, Anxiety, Depression. Combined with the Boolean operators OR / AND. Results: Of the articles selected, the majority were cross-sectional. Articles with research on populations in America and Europe. Among the factors associated with depression and anxiety in people diagnosed with diabetes, studies have linked to a greater predominance in females, accompanied by advanced age, complications related to the disease and poor glycemic control. Regarding complications associated with diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, retinopathy and hypertension were mentioned in the studies. In the studies, scales and instruments were used to verify the prevalence and recurrence of anxiety and depression in patients, among them the instrument most mentioned in the studies was the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Conclusion: Greater training of the multidisciplinary team is necessary so that care can be carried out in order to prevent or alleviate the magnitude of this problem, thus requiring professional action that is based on the principles of humanization and comprehensiveness in care.