Psychological Impact of TIIDM on Women in UK: Qualitative Review

This presentation provides a qualitative review of the psychological impact of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (TIIDM) on women in the UK. It begins by highlighting the prevalence of TIIDM and its common treatment with insulin, which can disrupt hormonal balance and lead to depression. The research aims to investigate factors causing psychological stress and depression in affected women, with the goal of improving self-management strategies within healthcare organizations. The research questions explore the effects and risks of diabetes drugs, physical and psychological factors contributing to TIIDM, and challenges in management goals. Justification for the research stems from the increasing prevalence of TIIDM and associated health complications like obesity, cardiovascular disorders, and renal failure, which contribute to stress and depression. The literature review indicates that the likelihood of developing TIIDM increases with age and that the disease can disrupt hormonal balance, leading to psychological issues. The research methodology involves a qualitative study design using semi-structured interviews to identify psychological barriers associated with TIIDM, with data analyzed through thematic discussion.

PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF TIIDM ON
WOMAN IN UK: A QUALITATIVE REVIEW
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BACKGROUND:
• The prevalence rate of TIIDM in UK is 78.3% and is
expected to reach 82.17% by the end of 2030
(Semenkovich et al. 2015)
• The most common medication administered for
TIIDM is Insulin
• Insulin has been reported to impair normal hormonal
equilibrium and elicit depression among UK women
• TIIDM has been classified as a chronic illness that
leads to other health complexities such as
hypertension (82.1%), obesity (78.2%)and depression
(55.3%) (Semenkovich et al. 2015)

PROBLEM STATEMENT:
• TIIDM is often assisted with insulin medication
• The body develops inherent insulin resistance
which leads to impaired physiological
functions
• TIIDM is often coupled with other health
complications such as renal failure, cardiac
complications and hypertension (Stanton and
Reaburn 2014)

PURPOSE OF RESEARCH:
• The purpose of the research is to investigate
the factors that elicit psychological stress and
depression in women affected with TIIDM in
UK.
• The research further intends to develop
quality reforms across health care
organizations to impart better self-
management strategies to women in
particular

RESEARCH QUESTION:
• Broad Question:
• Q1. What are the effects and risks of drugs for diabetes?
• Q2. According to you, what are the physical and
psychological factors that create Type II diabetes?
• Narrow Question:
• Q1. Does a sample of people residing in women in UK
face challenges with the execution of his or her
management goals?
• Q2. Does the theory of normalization describe the
process that helps to implement the management
practices by individuals?

JUSTIFICATION OF THE RESEARCH:
• TIIDM in women has emerged out to be a serious problem
• The disease condition is accompanied with other health
complications such as obesity, increased risk of developing
cardiovascular disorders. impaired vision and renal failure
(Carlsson et al. 2013)
• TIIDM is thus classified as a chronic illness that elicits major
complications in life
• The pertinent issues elicit feelings of stress and depression
and this research intends to evaluate the psychological
parameters associated with the illness so as to impart
better self-management strategies to the vulnerable sect
of the UK based population (Snoek et al. 2015)

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH:
• The research would help in understanding the
challenges faced by women who are affected
with TIIDM in UK
• It would help in designing innovation to
reform the current trend of the health care
systems

LITERATURE REVIEW:
• According to Kan et al.(2013) the possibility of
developing TIIDM advances with age.
• A study conducted showed that more than 18%
of the people based at UK are affected with
TIIDM, out of which 12% are women (Chen et al.
2013)
• TIIDM causes other health related complications
and also disturbs the hormonal balance of the
body which leads to psychological issues such as
depression, anxiety and stress (Tabak et al. 2014)

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
• This research study would consider primary data as the
sample size
• The study design would be qualitative
• It would comprise of conducting semi-structured
interviews with open-ended questions so as to identify
the psychological barriers that are associated with TIIDM
• The sample size would include participants across three
categories comprising the employed, retired and the
non-retired female individuals.
• The results would be analyzed on the basis of thematic
discussion

REFERENCES:
Carlsson, A.C., Wändell, P., Ösby, U., Zarrinkoub, R., Wettermark, B. and Ljunggren, G., 2013.
High prevalence of diagnosis of diabetes, depression, anxiety, hypertension, asthma and COPD
in the total population of Stockholm, Sweden–a challenge for public health. BMC Public
Health, 13(1), p.670.
Chen, P.C., Chan, Y.T., Chen, H.F., Ko, M.C. and Li, C.Y., 2013. Population-based cohort analyses
of the bidirectional relationship between type 2 diabetes and depression. Diabetes care, 36(2),
pp.376-382.
Kan, C., Silva, N., Golden, S.H., Rajala, U., Timonen, M., Stahl, D. and Ismail, K., 2013. A
systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between depression and insulin
resistance. Diabetes care, 36(2), pp.480-489.
Semenkovich, K., Brown, M. E., Svrakic, D. M., and Lustman, P. J. 2015. Depression in type 2
diabetes mellitus: prevalence, impact, and treatment. Drugs, 75(6), 577-587.

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Snoek, F.J., Bremmer, M.A. and Hermanns, N., 2015. Constructs of
depression and distress in diabetes: time for an appraisal. The
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Stanton, R. and Reaburn, P., 2014. Exercise and the treatment of
depression: a review of the exercise program variables. Journal of
Science and Medicine in Sport, 17(2), pp.177-182.
Tabák, A.G., Akbaraly, T.N., Batty, G.D. and Kivimäki, M., 2014.
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