Factores psicológicos implicados en el control metabólico en pacientes con diabetes mellitus de tipo 2

IntroductionDiabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) is a chronic metabolic disease with important repercussions in the life of the patients who suffer it. Its metabolic control is essential to reduce morbidity and mortality rates, which depends on physiological, economic, social and psychological factors. The objective of this study was to determine the association between psychological factors and metabolic control of patients with DM2.Materials and methodsThe methodological approach was descriptive cross-sectional, with analysis of cases and controls, in a group of 60 participants with diagnosis of DM2, 30 with controlled diabetes (DC) and 30 with uncontrolled diabetes (DNC); defined by the serum levels of glycosylated hemoglobin.ResultsCorrelational analysis was performed using the Spearman test, to establish the relationship between glycosylated hemoglobin and psychological variables, showing significant correlations of