ECE2017 Eposter Presentations: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Diabetes therapy (52 abstracts)
Sense of coherence and glycaemic control among a sample of newly diagnosed type II diabetics in rural Crete
Dimitrios Anyfantakis 1, , Anastasios Anyfantakis 4 , Michaela Foukaki 3 & Serafim Kastanakis 2
1Primary Health Care Centre of Kissamos, Chania, Crete, Greece; 2Saint George General Hospital of Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece; 3Day-Care Center for Elderly, Gortyna’s Municipality, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; 4Endocrinology Department, Veneizeleio Hospital, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Aim: Currently there is much discussion on the protective effects of the sense of coherence (SOC) on health. Our aim was to examine possible associations between SOC and glycemic control among 60 newly diagnosed adults with type 2 diabetes.
Methods and results: Thirty males and 30 females diagnosed 3 months before with type 2 diabetes mellitus were included in the study. SOC was measured with the Greek translated and validated version of Antonovsky’s 29 item sense of coherence scale. Biochemical tests and blood pressure measurements were also performed in all participants. SPSSv 20 was used for the statistical analysis. Blood pressure has been associated with low sense of coherence levels (P<0.001). Remarkably albuminuria presence has been associated with poor SOC (P<0,001) while good glycemic control presented a statistic significant positive association with SOC (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Further future investigations are required in order to address the effect of SOC on diabetic patients
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