Chapter 5; Diabetes Treatments

With the aging of the population, physical inactivity, and growing rates of obesity, there has been a dramatic rise in the incidence of diabetes. Diabetes and its treatment is a holistic and dynamic experience, shaping many aspects of a person's life and well-being. Despite the biopsychosocial...

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Published in:Journal of gerontological social work 2008-05, Vol.50 (sup1), p.105-129
Main Author: DeCoster, Vaughn A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus
group interventions
individual interventions
type I diabetes
type II diabetes
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Summary:With the aging of the population, physical inactivity, and growing rates of obesity, there has been a dramatic rise in the incidence of diabetes. Diabetes and its treatment is a holistic and dynamic experience, shaping many aspects of a person's life and well-being. Despite the biopsychosocial nature of this chronic disease, medications tend to be the principal intervention among medical professionals. Over the past fifteen years, however, diabetes researchers and clinicians have begun to develop interventions addressing the psycho-social aspects of diabetes. The majority of these interventions fall within the knowledge base and clinical abilities of social work practitioners. This paper systematically reviews psychosocial intervention studies with older adults, identifying and summarizing treatment protocols.
ISSN:0163-4372
1540-4048
DOI:10.1080/01634370802137843