(page number not for citation purposes) Annals of General Psychiatry Open AccessPoster presentation Effect of stress management training on glycemic control in patients with Type 1 diabetes

In this study, the effect of stress management training on glycemic control has been investigated in type 1 diabetic patients. Materials and methods The participants were 60 type 1 diabetic patients (aged 16–30). 30 Subjects attended in 3-month stress manage-ment training classes during which the prescribed insulin remained constant, but the remainder 30 ones did not. HbA1 from all patients were measured before and after the intervention. Besides, in order to assess the ways of coping, every patient completed a questionnaire and the scores were compared between two groups. Results Trained patients showed significantly improved ways of coping. HbA1 changed from 11.7 ± 2.9 and 10.9 ± 2.1 before training to 8.5 ± 1.7 and 10.3 ± 2.1 after interven-tion in trained and control groups respectively and the changes were significant in study group (p < 0.001). In addition, the difference between means of HbA1 of two groups was statistically significant at the end of the study (p < 0.001). Discussion Results show a clinically significant beneficial effect of stress management training on glycemic control among type 1 diabetic patient. It is recommended to consider this type of training as an addition to the treatment program in type 1 diabetic patient