Saunya Dover, Alexandra Ahmet, Karen Bluth, Brian M Feldman, Ellen B Goldbloom, Gary S Goldfield, Sarah Hamilton, Omar Imran, Adam Khalif, Karine Khatchadourian, Sarah Lawrence, Andrew Leonard, Kuan Liu, Yondgong Ouyang, Corien Peeters, Jai Shah, Noah Spector, Caroline Zuijdwijk, Marie-Eve Robinson
BACKGROUND: Adolescents living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) often experience diabetes distress (DD), a construct distinct from depression or anxiety that refers to the negative emotions that arise from living with and managing diabetes. Self-compassion, which involves being open to one's own suffering and treating oneself with the same care one would show to loved ones, is associated with better psychological and clinical outcomes among individuals with T1D. Self-compassion is a skill that can be taught, and therefore represents an opportunity for intervention...
December 4, 2023: JMIR Research Protocols