Mental health problems and self-management among people with type-2 diabetes

Pages: 1021-1023
Sadhna Yadav (Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)

The study under report was conducted to examine the relationship between mental health problems and self-management among people with Type 2 diabetes. The study was conducted on a sample of 62 people with type 2 diabetes with the age range of 40 to 60 years purposely drawn from Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Sir Sundarlal hospital, BHU, Varanasi (UP). The study was approved by the Ethical committee, IMS, BHU. The participants were administered the General Mental Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and Diabetes Self-management Questionnaire (DSMQ). Results revealed that mental health problems correlate significantly and negatively with self-management. Results are thoroughly discussed and implications of this study are underlined.