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RONDON, José Eduardo et al. Relatonship between biopsychosocial factors in patients with type ii diabetes mellitus considering sex. Rev. Venez. Endocrinol. Metab. [online]. 2017, vol.15, n.3, pp.182-194. ISSN 1690-3110.

Objective: To describe the relationship between depression, social support network, communication style, adherence to treatment and glycosylated hemoglobin by sex in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: A total of 278 patients averaging 59 years old participated in a non-experimental research with a cross-sectional correlational design. Four instruments were applied: The Three Dimensional Questionnaire for Depression, The Network and Support social scale, an attitudes and values in social interactions self-report, and an inventory to measure lifestyle in diabetics. Results: Through the Pearson correlation coefficient the following relationships were found in both sexes: increased depression with less adherence (M= -0,391; H= -0,307), less assertive style (M= -0,391; H= -0,485) and more passive-aggressive style (M= 0,429; H= 0,563). Increased assertive style with more adherence (M= 0,236; H= 0,247). Communication styles were associated amongst themselves, except the passive style which was not associated with the aggressive nor the passive-aggressive style. Only in females, increased passive-aggressive style was associated with less passive style (-0,181), with less adherence (-0,273) and with poor metabolic control (0,160). Increased assertive style was associated with improved metabolic control (-0,168) and increased social support network with more adherence (0,207). Conclusion: Depending on sex, differences arise in the relationship between the studied variables in patients with type 2 diabetes. It is suggested to confirm these results in subsequent studies.

Palabras clave : Depression; social support network; communication styles; adherence to treatment; glycosylated hemoglobin; diabetes mellitus.

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