Coping and risk perception during the COVID-19 pandemic in type 2 diabetes: Does it influence metabolic control?

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002793
• Publication Date: 2024-02-13T18:27:22Z
• Authors: María Teresa Alcá...; Alejandra Monserr...; Ana Cristina Garc...; Mario García-Alanis; Gabriela Nazareth...; Lupita Paola Del ...; Rodrigo Eduardo A...; Sergio Hernández-...; Paloma Almeda-Valdes
• Keywords: Risk Perception; Pandemic

Diabetes and poor glycemic control are significant predictors of severity death in the COVID-19 disease. The perception this risk individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) could modify coping styles, leading to behaviors associated better self-care metabolic control. Theoretically, active is patients T2D. Nonetheless, information during extreme like pandemic still limited. Our objective was evaluate association between styles change parameters. This a prospective study that included T2D treated tertiary care center outbreak who returned follow-up one year later. We assessed Extreme Risk Coping Scale questionnaire. Clinical characteristics parameters were registered both visits. Groups compared using Kruskal Wallis tests, changes Wilcoxon rank sum tests. sample 177 participants at baseline, 118 concluded study. Passive more frequent women. Low-risk higher age, lower psychiatric comorbidities, frequency treatment other groups. Patients plus high-risk did not have follow-up, whereas had an increase total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides. There no differences by group or