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Psychological Factors and their Relationship to Diabetes Control
Author(s) -
Gordon D.,
Fisher S.G.,
Wilson M.,
Fergus E.,
Paterson K.R.,
Semple C.G.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1993.tb00115.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neuroticism , fructosamine , eysenck personality questionnaire , glycosylated haemoglobin , personality , diabetes mellitus , diabetes control , endocrinology , extraversion and introversion , type 2 diabetes , big five personality traits , psychology , social psychology
Thirty‐nine Type 1 diabetic patients were asked to complete an Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). A significant relationship was found between neuroticism scores and glycosylated haemoglobin concentrations ( r = 0.43, p < 0.01) and also fructosamine ( r = 0.45, p < 0.01). Patients with glycosylated haemoglobin concentrations greater than or equal to 10 ( n = 13) had significantly higher neuroticism scores than patients with glycosylated haemoglobin results less than or equal to 8 ( n = 11) ( p < 0.01).