Role of Psychologists in Pediatric Endocrinology

Diabetes care practices and outcomes in 40.000 children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes from the SWEET registry during the COVID-19 pandemic

“…Children with type 1 diabetes from centers that offered additional psychological support had lower HbA1c, less DKA, and SH before the pandemic as well as 2 years after the pandemic outbreak. Structured psychological support for young individuals with diabetes embedded into multidisciplinary care [31] offers measurable benefits beyond glycemic control [32] . Not only interventions but the general availability of psychological care in pediatric diabetes centers was shown to be associated with decreased rates of DKA [33] .…”

Social impact of diabetes among young in Republic of Congo: Case series

“…Also, «children and young people with chronic poor metabolic control including recurrent diabetic ketoacidosis are more to have underlying psychosocial problem» [18]. Feldman et al [20] find that the integration of psychological services into diabetes management can improve health outcomes, such as HbA1c, health-related quality of life and decrease health care expenditures. Young-Hyman et al [21], report that «psychosocial care should be integrated with collaborative, patient-centered medical care and provided to all people with diabetes, with the goals of optimizing health outcomes and health-related quality of life».…”

Roles and competencies of the clinical psychologist in adult diabetes care—A consensus report

“…We focus on adult care; the roles and competencies of paeditaric psychologists in diabetes are outside of the scope of this paper and are described elsewhere. 7 The defined roles and the competency framework presented here are based on both expert opinion and a selective review and discussion of the literature by the authors, with a focus on psychological care in diabetes, clinical guidelines and existing competency frameworks for clinical psychologists. The authors are clinically experienced psychologists involved in adult diabetes care, from Australia, Europe and North America, and active members of the international psychosocial aspects of diabetes (PSAD) study group with a special interest in further enhancing the role and competencies of the clinical psychologist in diabetes care.…”

“…These can help to lay the foundation for national and international accredited training programmes, and thereby contribute to quality psychological care for people with diabetes. We focus on adult care; the roles and competencies of paeditaric psychologists in diabetes are outside of the scope of this paper and are described elsewhere 7 . The defined roles and the competency framework presented here are based on both expert opinion and a selective review and discussion of the literature by the authors, with a focus on psychological care in diabetes, clinical guidelines and existing competency frameworks for clinical psychologists.…”