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Research Program on Type 1 Diabetes and Youth Depression in Puerto Rico.

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: This work reviews the progress and current state of a research program on Diabetes and youth depression in Puerto Rico. Given the high depression rate, its impact in youth with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), and the lack of interventions to target this link in an integrative way, the manual titled Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Depression in Adolescents with T1D was developed. After its first use in an Open Trial, we currently assess the initial efficacy of its revised version to reduce depression and improve glycemic control, self-care, and quality of life. We present its approach, and initial data on its feasibility, acceptability and potential to reduce emotional problems in T1D youth. We discuss implications of this line of research for health psychology, and its utility to model the development of interventions alike focused on other chronic illnesses.

Source: Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología

Authors: Eduardo Cumba-Avilés, Emily Sáez-Santiago

Institutions: University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, University of Puerto Rico System

Language: English

Topic: Diabetes Management and Education

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Awards: PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT &METABOLIC CONTROL IN LATINOS, Exploring CBT-DM's Absoulte and Relative Efficacy for Depressed T1DM Latino Youth, School-based Prevention Program for Depression in Latino Pre-Adolescents, Group CBT for depression in Puerto Rican youth with IDDM, Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium (PRCTRC)