Protocol for a feasibility study: a brief self-compassion intervention for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and disordered eating.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adolescents with type 1 diabetes are at a higher risk of developing psychiatric disorders, particularly eating disorders, compared with their healthy peers. In turn, this increases the risk for sub-optimal glycaemic control and life-threatening diabetes-related complications. Despite these increased risks, standard diabetes care does not routinely provide psychological support to help prevent or reduce mental health risks. There is an urgent need to develop 'clinically usable' psychosocial interventions that are acceptable to patients and can be realistically integrated into clinical care. This study aims to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a brief self-compassion intervention for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and disordered eating behaviour.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Boggiss AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044828 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature