Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes

Psychosocial Aspects
Of Diabetes

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 2
MAIN BODY................................................................................................................................. 2
Discuss the psychosocial impact of living with diabetes in case of Anna............................2
Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of how depression and anxiety may affect
self-management of diabetes in Anna's case......................................................................4
Considering history of the case, demonstrate how an understanding of psychosocial aspects
of diabetes by health professionals improve Anna's condition............................................4
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................. 5
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................ 6
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INTRODUCTION
Diabetes refers to a condition that impairs capability of human body to process blood
glucose and consumei. It includes different types of diabetes based on its causes such as
diabetes type 1, diabetes type 2 and gestational diabetes. In context of this assignment, it is
based on the case of Anna suffering from type 1 diabetes present an emergency with problem
of hyperglycaemia and confusion. This report will focus on psychosocial impact of living with
diabetes and the way of depression & anxiety affecting given patient. It will also include
understanding of psychosocial aspect of diabetes by health professionals for improving
condition of selected individual.
MAIN BODY
Discuss the psychosocial impact of living with diabetes in case of Anna
Psychosocial impacts can be described as an effect that is caused by biological and
environmental components on psychosocial or social aspects of an individual. It is observed that
an individual is mostly get affected when they are suffering from any type of mental health
disorder whereas they also have impact of patient having physical health problem. Basically
according to the case of Anna, she has number of health problems such as diabetes,
depression, anxiety, joint pain, hyperglycaemia, personality disorder, EUPD (emotionally
unstable personality disorder) and overweight condition. She has a habit of smoking and alcohol
intake which impact negatively on her mental and physical health. However, presence of several
mental health disorders along with diabetes is severe condition which is required to be treated
very carefully by considering impact of several psychosocial factors while living with a health
issue. Thus, some of them are explained here.
Social support: When an individual is suffering from an health problem whether it is
psychological or physical then social support plays an important role to make them well-beingii.
It includes the benefit of societal positive behaviour towards patient which helps them to
overcome with specific health problems quickly. However, in case of Anna, she is moody person
due to which sometimes she makes friends and remain very close to them whereas she used to
remain alone and cut off with her social relations. Moreover, this will impact negatively on her
psychological and diabetic condition. Anna needs someone who take care of herself because
she used to miss her appointments and dosages of medications.
Loneliness: The loneliness makes an individual hopeless and helpless which affect their
ways to look after themselves that develop complication in health condition. As per case of
Anna, it has been analysed that she was shifted at her child hood to her grandmother because
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