Sintomas psicopatológicos e nível de atividade física de diabéticos tipo I

Abstract

Type I diabetes mellitus (DM1) is a chronic disease that can directly affect people's quality of life, whether through diagnosis, treatment or even control of the disease and is therefore commonly represented by symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression. The objective of the study was to evaluate the level of physical activity and track symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study, carried out at the Metropolitan Association of Diabetic Care (AMAD) in the state from Goiás, Brazil. More than a third of the sample had symptoms of severe to very severe depression (41.2%) and stress (32.9%) and moderate to very severe anxiety (35.2%). And even though 70.6% report performing some type of regular physical exercise, according to the WHO classification, 70.0% are considered sedentary. Measures to increase awareness of the importance of physical activity in this population must be implemented and greater psychological support is needed, so that there is less impact on the mental well-being of this group.