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Sanjay Kalra1, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara2, Komal Verma3
1Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India.
Abstract:
Diabetes distress - commonly encountered as a part of life with diabetes mellitus - can be effectively managed by coping skills training. Systematic assessment and documentation of the existing coping skills (and lack thereof) is a pre-requisite for planning such coping skills training. A six-item tool, the GlucoCoper - which assesses two negative (resistance, blame) and four positive (acceptance, optimism, planning and action) coping mechanisms - was administered to English-literate adult participants with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) at an endocrine centre in India. Each item was graded on a 10-point Likert scale. The GlucoCoper was administered to 338 participants. The tool demonstrated high internal validity. Total score on the GlucoCoper correlated with fasting and postprandial glucose. The GlucoCoper is a valid tool which can be used to assess and rate coping in persons with T2DM. It has potential in helping plan, deliver and monitor coping skills training in persons with diabetes distress.
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