Diabetes is a chronic disease with life, due to repeated changes in the disease, no cause of treatment, the emergence of such complications, patients will have varying degrees of psychological barriers. Therefore, psychological care is essential to diabetes care segments, which contribute to the stability of the disease, drugs to play, the consolidation effect. Elderly diabetes through psychological care, the following experience.
(1) despair and psychological care: Some people believe that senile diabetes, their suffering from diabetes, is "incurable" and life-long medication, quality of life, loss of confidence in life. On the psychological care of these patients, it is necessary to meet the doctor and his (her) to exchange, to establish a correct concept of the disease. At present, there is no cure for diabetes, but to control development, the emergence of delayed complications. Such as good control of the life of elderly diabetic patients have little effect. So as to enhance confidence in the fight against the disease, contribute to drug treatment. (2) neglect of mental illness care: Some people believe that senile diabetes, their blood sugar is high, no other symptoms, does not affect the diet, without treatment, even if the treatment, not law. On the psychological care of these patients, to his (her) to explain the dangers of diabetes and its complications, cited some examples, so that patients fully understand the importance of diabetes treatment, recognizing that the benefits of active treatment, active treatment did not harm to medical, nursing and improve compliance. (3) "diabetic personality" psychological care: Some immature personality in elderly diabetic patients with a passive-dependent, do indecision, lack of self-confidence and insecurity often, these personality characteristics known as "diabetic personality." On the psychological care of these patients, so that patients understand that bad mood of the metabolic control of diabetes and the vesting conditions will have a negative impact, when the emotional instability, the blood sugar can rise, and long-term depression patients reduced insulin secretion , decreased glucose utilization curve, so in order to maintain emotional stability.
Clinical care can not be done mechanically, in particular the elderly diabetic patients should be targeted at the specific circumstances of each person, such as: age, mental status, family status, educational level, economic status, such as depth to do a good job of psychological care, to maximize Let the patient acceptance, approval, in order to achieve the intended purpose. Through psychological care, so patients can take to establish confidence in the future, thereby enhancing the patient's compliance, so that optimistic sentiment, but also to resist, such as "can completely cured" of false advertising and the temptations of pseudo-science. Through psychological care, so that further medical treatment and overall care.
