Rorschach variables related to blood glucose control in insulin-dependent diabetes patients.
In this article, we explored relations between selected Rorschach variables and blood glucose control in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) patients. Three domains of psychological functioning are taken into consideration: emotional distress, coping and problem solving, and cognitive efficiency. Seventy-one IDDM patients (38 men, 33 women; mean age 42.2 +/- 14.9 years) from an outpatient unit took the Rorschach Comprehensive System (Exner, 1986). Nine variables were selected as independent variables. Blood glucose, a dependent variable, was measured by the proportion of glycated hemoglobin. Results of 2 regression analyses show that Y and C' correlate to higher blood glucose. WSum C and the absence of texture related to lower levels of blood glucose. A confounding effect of complications was observed. The findings suggest that emotional factors should be accorded greater attention in behavioral self-regulations in diabetes.
Sultan
Serge
S
Department of Psychology, University of Burgondy, Dijon, France. serge.sultan@u-bourgogne.fr
Jebrane
Ahmed
A
Heurtier-Hartemann
Agnes
A
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose; D003071:Cognition; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010297:Paris; D011340:Problem Solving; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012392:Rorschach Test; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis
D001786:Blood Glucose