Type A behaviour pattern and glycaemic control in type I diabetes.
People who exhibit the type A behaviour pattern have different approaches to problems compared with their non-type A counterparts. On the basis of published work on such differences, a number of predictions were tested in 85 outpatients with type I diabetes. Contrary to expectations, no differences were observed in glycaemic control between type A and non-type A diabetics of either sex. However, dividing type A diabetics according to their health locus of control beliefs yielded significantly different groups in terms of glycaemic control.
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Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School (University of London), Department of Psychiatry, West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D010556:Personality Tests; D014434:Type A Personality
D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin