Scientific : The effect of therapy on glycemic control, anxiety and depression in adolescents with type I diabetes.
Setting and conduct: Clinical Trial, a randomized, Phase 3-2 clinical trials.
Intervention:
This randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 74 adolescents with type I diabetes with age of 11-24 years on Ahvaz Golestan and Abuzar hospitals, Iran, in 2014. Patients were assigned to 3 intervention group (n= 12 in first and second group and n= 13 in third group) and control group (n= 37) randomly. Matches of the patients in both groups were done related to age, sex, education, ethnicity, diabetes duration and family history as well as parents’ income. Data was collected by demographic and clinical characteristics checklists and Beck anxiety and depression inventory. At the first and before the intervention, patients’ educational and supportive needs were assessed during an interview, and then patients in both groups filled out the questionnaires. Also, Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) and HbA1C were tested before the study with glucometer and calorimetry laboratory test respectively by a laboratory technician in both studied groups. Patients in 3 intervention group were educated with group discussion in one section (2 hours) in a week during 2 months. Patients in control group received no intervention and was emphasized that participate in no educational programs until the end of the studyAfter ending the intervention, patients were followed for 3 months with telephone