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Psychodiabetology: The Psycho-Social Challenges of Diabetes
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Psychodiabetology: The Psycho-Social Challenges of Diabetes

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Chronic Care".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 1396

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Andrzej Kokoszka

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II Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, 8 Kondratowicza Street, 03-242 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: diabetes; mental state; psychology; psychosocial; management; HbA1c; glycated hemoglobin; depression; stress; complications; psychodiabetology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

It may be common knowledge that suffering from diabetes has an impact on the patients’ well-being and that a person’s mental state influences the ways in which diabetes and the clinical state can be managed. There are consistent data about the bi-directional relations between depression and diabetes. A Special Issue is proposed to investigate the relations between diabetes and well-being, including more specific features of the mental state. The Special Issue will focus on specific findings about the cause–effect relations between such features. According to the current knowledge, the dependencies between the clinical state of diabetes and the mental state are multifactorial. Identifying any new variable that can be controlled may have important implications.

This Special Issue aims to explore the relations between the clinical state of diabetes and the psychological and social characteristics of persons with diabetes.

Prof. Dr. Andrzej Kokoszka
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • diabetes
  • mental state
  • psychology
  • psychosocial
  • management
  • HbA1c
  • glycated hemoglobin
  • depression
  • stress
  • complications
  • psychodiabetology

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Addiction to Smartphone Use in Smokers Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in Jordan: Are Their Medications Involved?
by Omar Gammoh, Mervat Alsous, Mariam Al-Ameri, Sereene Al-Jabari, Lana Sbitan, Jafar Alsheyyab, Sa’ed Zeitoon, Suzan Hanandeh, Alaa A. A. Aljabali, Hayam Ali AlRasheed and Sireen Abdul Rahim Shilbayeh
Healthcare 2024, 12(24), 2559; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12242559 - 19 Dec 2024
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Background/Objectives: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes and smoking is increasing in developing countries and is associated with deteriorated health outcomes. Also, addiction to smartphone use is an alarming behavior that can be associated with clinical factors. This study aimed to determine the [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes and smoking is increasing in developing countries and is associated with deteriorated health outcomes. Also, addiction to smartphone use is an alarming behavior that can be associated with clinical factors. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and clinical correlates of smartphone addiction in smokers with T2DM in Jordan, with a particular focus on the role of medications. Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited patients from Prince Hamza Hospital, Jordan, according to pre-defined criteria. Besides demographics and clinical information, this study used the validated Arabic version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale to assess addiction to smartphones and a multivariable regression analysis to identify the correlates of smartphone addiction. Results: Data analyzed from 346 patients revealed that 117 (33.8%) of these participants reported addiction to smartphones. Patients who had been diagnosed with T2DM for less than five years (aOR = 3.30; 95% CI = 1.43–7.60), who were “employed” (aOR = 8.85; 95% CI = 2.20–35.64), and who were “retired” (aOR = 11.46; 95% CI = 2.72–48.23) all reported a significantly (p < 0.05) higher odds of smartphone addiction. In contrast, patients on “sulfonylurea” (aOR = 0.18; 95% CI = 0.06–0.53); “metformin” (aOR = 0.19; 95% CI = 0.06–0.66), and “gabapentin” (aOR = 0.16; 95% CI = 0.04–0.67) and those with “comorbid hypertension” (aOR = 0.15; 95% CI = 0.06–0.38) had a significantly (p < 0.05) lower odds of smartphone addiction. Conclusion: These alarming results require adequate action from the health authorities to raise awareness of adopting positive behaviors that could improve the well-being of this high-risk population. Full article
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A Conceptual Model for Understanding the Division and Transfer of Diabetes Care Responsibilities Between Parents and Children with Type 1 Diabetes
by Jori Aalders, Frans Pouwer, Esther Hartman and Giesje Nefs
Healthcare 2025, 13(10), 1143; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13101143 - 14 May 2025
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Background/Objectives: For families with a child with type 1 diabetes, it is often complex and challenging to decide how responsibilities for diabetes care should be divided between parents and children, and how and when these responsibilities should be transferred from parent to [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: For families with a child with type 1 diabetes, it is often complex and challenging to decide how responsibilities for diabetes care should be divided between parents and children, and how and when these responsibilities should be transferred from parent to child. A smooth transfer of responsibilities is assumed to be key for optimal diabetes outcomes and a successful shift from paediatric to adult health care. However, a theoretical framework to conceptualise the division and transfer of diabetes care responsibilities that brings together the scattered literature regarding these topics is still lacking. Methods: This narrative review synthesises insights from (a) prior quantitative and qualitative studies in the context of paediatric diabetes care, (b) prior reviews regarding the transfer of treatment responsibilities for families of children with a chronic condition, and (c) existing theoretical models in paediatrics, child development and parenting. Results: The division of responsibilities appears to be affected by a complex interaction between child, parent and context characteristics. These factors seem to change the division of diabetes care responsibilities by affecting (1) child/parental readiness to assume responsibility, (2) the alignment between the child’s and the parent’s readiness and (3) context support and demands. The “success” of the division and transfer of diabetes care responsibilities can be defined by biomedical, emotional, behavioural and parent–child interaction outcomes. Conclusions: The presented conceptual framework can guide research and clinical practice in studying and evaluating the division and transfer of diabetes care responsibilities. Full article
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