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Diabetes and quality of life

General Objective: To study relevant psychological variables in people with
diabetes by biopsychosocial model
Specific Objectives:
-Quality of life and diabetes
-Depression and diabetes
-Anxiety, distress and diabetes
-Fear of hypoglycemia
-Development and validation of specific instruments: FH-15 (fear of
hypoglycemia), DDI-1 (inventory of depression in type 1 diabetes); DAS-1
(adjustment scale to type 1diabetes)
-New technologies / Telemedicine / Development and effectiveness of a web
platform for the treatment of depression in type 1 diabetes.
– Psychological variables related to treatment adherence in people with diabetes
– To study variables contributing to patient’s well-being

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

María Teresa Anarte Ortiz
Universidad de Málaga. Facultad de Psicología. IBIMA.

Campus Universitario de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga. Spain.
Teléfono: +34-952 13 29 94.

Contact

Ongoing and finished grants in the last five years

Telemedicine, psychology and diabetes: in search of the technobiopsychosocial link

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dra. Dña. Maria Teresa Anarte Ortiz (Universidad de Málaga).

TIME: 2012-2014

BUDGET: 45,980€

FINANCIADO POR: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad Plan Nacional I+D+i 2011 (PSI2011-27820).

Randomized crossover clinical trial in patients with type 1 diabetes under treatment with continuous subcutaneous insulin infuser to evaluate the impact of telemedicine versus conventional clinical practice. Comprehensive Clinical Impact and Costs.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dr. Dª. Mª Soledad Ruiz de Adana Navas (Hospital Universitario Carlos Haya de Málaga. Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición)

TIME: 2012-2015

BUDGET: 40,133€

FINANCIADO POR: Servicio Andaluz de Salud (PI-0923-2012)

Development of an online tool for treatment of depression in type 1 diabetes Universidad de Málaga.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dr. Dª. María Teresa Anarte Ortiz (Universidad de Málaga).

TIME: 2015 – 2016

BUDGET: 3,000€

FINANCIADO POR: Proyecto Puente de la Universidad de Málaga

Efficacy assessment of an online tool for treatment of depression in type 1 diabetes

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dr. Dª. María Teresa Anarte Ortiz (Universidad de Málaga).

TIME: 2018 – 2019

BUDGET: 6,000€

FINANCIADO POR: Proyecto Puente (B.5). Universidad de Málaga.

Collaborators

Relevant publications

Anarte M.T., Caballero F.F., Machado A., Ruiz de Adana M.S., Domínguez-López M., Gonzalo-Marín M., Tapia M.J., Valdés S., González-Romero, S. , Rojo G. y Soriguer F. Impact of intensive therapy with Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusors on Quality of Life in patients with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research 15 (1), 1-19 (2010).

 

Anarte M.T.,  Ruiz de Adana M.S.,  Carreira M., Domínguez-López M., Machado A.,  González-Molero I.,  Caballero F.F., de la Higuera M., González-Romero S., Sánchez I. y Soriguer F. Estudio longitudinal del impacto del tratamiento con infusores de insulina en variables psicológicas, calidad de vida y control glucémico de pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 1. Avances en Diabetología 26(2), 112-118 (2010)
Anarte M.T.,  Machado A. y  Ruiz de Adana M.S. Predictores de calidad de vida en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 1. Clínica y Salud 21(1), 35-47 (2010)
Carreira M., Anarte M.T,  Ruiz de Adana M.S., Caballero F.F.,  Machado A.,  Domínguez-López M., González-Molero I.,  Esteva de Antonio I., Valdés S., González-Romero S. y Soriguer F. Depresión en diabetes mellitus tipo 1 y  factores asociados. Medicina Clínica, 135(4), 151-155 (2010)
Anarte M.T., Caballero F.F., Ruiz de Adana M.S., Rondán R.M., Carreira M., Domínguez-López M., Machado A., Gonzalo-Marín M., Tapia M.J., Valdés S., González-Romero S., Soriguer F. Development of a new Fear of Hypoglycemia Scale: FH-15. Psychological Assessment, Vol 23(2), Jun 2011, 398-405. doi: 10.1037/a0021927
María Teresa Anarte Ortiz, Mónica Carreira Soler, Maria Soledad Ruiz de Adana Navas, Francisco Félix Caballero Díaz, Antonio Godoy Ávila y Federico-C. Soriguer Escofet. Precisión del diagnóstico de depresión en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 1. Psicothema, Vol 23 (4), 606-610 (2011)
Anarte MT, Carreira M, Machado A, Domínguez M, Tapia MJ, Valdés S, Ruiz de Adana MS, Soriguer F. Identification of risk factors for suffering fear of hypoglycemia in type 1 Diabetes Mellitus patients. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 55 (6), 554-557, 2014.  DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12158
Ruiz de Adana MS, Domínguez-López, M, González-Molero I, Machado A, Martín V, Cardona I, De la Higuera M, Tapia MJ, Soriguer F, Anarte MT, Rojo-Martínez G. Comparison between a multiple daily insulin injection regimen (basal once-daily glargine plus mealtime lispro) and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (lispro) using continuous glucose monitoring in metabolically optimized type 1 diabetes patients: A randomized open-labelled parallel study. Medicina Clínica, 146 (6), 239-246, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2015.09.020
Vallejo Mora MR, Carreira M., Anarte M.T, Linares F., Olveira G., González-Romero S. Bolus calculator reduces hypoglycemia in the short term and fear of hypoglycemia in the long term in subjects with type 1 diabetes (CBMDI Study). Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 19 (7), 402-409, 2017. DOI: 10.1089/dia.2017.0019
Anarte Ortiz MT, Carreira M, Leiva Gea A, Varela E, Mateo-Anarte M, López Siguero JP, Leiva Gea I. Diabetes Summer Camp in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Effects on well-being and quality of life. Endocrinología, Diabetes y Nutrición, 2019 (en prensa) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endinu.2019.08.002

Available Techniques

-Surveys for screening of psychological alterations associated with diabetes.
-ICTs applied to health: Design and application of a new online tool for the
treatment of depression in patients with type 1 diabetes
-Psychometric analysis
-Cost-effectiveness analysis of ICTs applied to diabetes https://biopsicosocialdiabetes.com/