Diabetes is a chronic disease which greatly impacts the people who live with it. The disease requires a delicate balance between diet, exercise, self-monitoring of glucose and the administration of insulin to achieve adequate glycemic control. This requires continuous decision-making, especially in type 1 diabetes, which affects lifestyle and can generate psychological discomfort with significant impact on quality of life. "New e-health interventions" have also been rapidly growing and evolving in the field of diabetes. This expression includes both new information and communication technologies (ICTs) applied to health and e-health interventions, such as new insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) or closed loop systems.
Diabetes involves a period of adaptation and lifelong care. The demands of treatment, impact of diagnosis, uncertainty about possible complications, frustration with unexplained blood glucose levels, and lifestyle restrictions can trigger the onset of negative emotions, hence making it difficult for the person to adapt to diabetes. Many factors intervene in good self-management of diabetes. However, of all of these, a good psychological state, as well as appropriate strategies for self-care and decision-making appear to be fundamental. Diabetes healthcare management should include specific strategies for the early detection and treatment of mental health problems to reduce its impact on health outcomes. Online psychological programs for the treatment of depressive symptoms in diabetes are an example of these eHealth applications and they have been shown to improve not only the symptoms, but also the distress associated with diabetes mellitus and quality of life. Nevertheless, more studies are needed to determine the effectiveness and particularly the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of the applied treatments, such as psychologically and educationally, which continues to be a great challenge.
This Research Topic welcomes articles that focus on the effect of new e-health interventions in people with diabetes. Subjects within this include, but are not exclusive to:
- ICTs: psychological treatment- web-based, telephone, videocalls.
- Effects of e-health interventions on Self-Management.
- Effects of e-health interventions on psychological variables: anxiety, depression, distress, fear of hyploglycemia.
- Effects of e-health interventions on quality of life.
- Adherence to e-health interventions.
- Management of diabetes mellitus and e-health: new challenges.
- Efficacy and effectiveness of e-health interventions.
- Economic evaluation of e-health interventions.
Types of manuscripts to include: original articles, review articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses.
Diabetes is a chronic disease which greatly impacts the people who live with it. The disease requires a delicate balance between diet, exercise, self-monitoring of glucose and the administration of insulin to achieve adequate glycemic control. This requires continuous decision-making, especially in type 1 diabetes, which affects lifestyle and can generate psychological discomfort with significant impact on quality of life. "New e-health interventions" have also been rapidly growing and evolving in the field of diabetes. This expression includes both new information and communication technologies (ICTs) applied to health and e-health interventions, such as new insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) or closed loop systems.
Diabetes involves a period of adaptation and lifelong care. The demands of treatment, impact of diagnosis, uncertainty about possible complications, frustration with unexplained blood glucose levels, and lifestyle restrictions can trigger the onset of negative emotions, hence making it difficult for the person to adapt to diabetes. Many factors intervene in good self-management of diabetes. However, of all of these, a good psychological state, as well as appropriate strategies for self-care and decision-making appear to be fundamental. Diabetes healthcare management should include specific strategies for the early detection and treatment of mental health problems to reduce its impact on health outcomes. Online psychological programs for the treatment of depressive symptoms in diabetes are an example of these eHealth applications and they have been shown to improve not only the symptoms, but also the distress associated with diabetes mellitus and quality of life. Nevertheless, more studies are needed to determine the effectiveness and particularly the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of the applied treatments, such as psychologically and educationally, which continues to be a great challenge.
This Research Topic welcomes articles that focus on the effect of new e-health interventions in people with diabetes. Subjects within this include, but are not exclusive to:
- ICTs: psychological treatment- web-based, telephone, videocalls.
- Effects of e-health interventions on Self-Management.
- Effects of e-health interventions on psychological variables: anxiety, depression, distress, fear of hyploglycemia.
- Effects of e-health interventions on quality of life.
- Adherence to e-health interventions.
- Management of diabetes mellitus and e-health: new challenges.
- Efficacy and effectiveness of e-health interventions.
- Economic evaluation of e-health interventions.
Types of manuscripts to include: original articles, review articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses.