Sleep quality in relation to perceived psychological stress in patients with type 2 diabetes and in age- and sex-matched control individuals.

Aim: To assess sleep quality in relation to perceived stress in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and age- and sex-matched controls.

Methods: Perceived stress level and sleep quality assessed in 154 patients with T2DM (58 men, 96 women, age 58.3 ± 11.

Diabetes distress in males and females with type 1 diabetes in adolescence and emerging adulthood.

Background: Age and gender are important factors in the adjustment and psychological well-being of patients with chronic physical illness.

Aim: To explore the gender and age differences in diabetes distress between adolescents and emerging adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Subjects And Methods: Diabetes distress was compared in 255 adolescents and 283 emerging adults with T1D using Problem Areas in Diabetes scale.

Diabetes distress in adult type 1 diabetes mellitus men and women with disease onset in childhood and in adulthood.

The Aim: To determine whether or not diabetes distress varies by age of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) onset and/or gender.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 700 adult T1DM patients were randomly selected from the Lithuanian Diabetes Registry; 214 of them (30.6%) agreed to participate and were recruited for the study.

The effect of Ginkgo biloba and Camellia sinensis extracts on psychological state and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Interest in finding natural antioxidants for use in food or medical materials to prevent free radical imbalance has increased considerably over the past years. The aim of this research was to evaluate changes in glycemic control and psychological state of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) after use of antioxidant plant preparations. Fifty-six patients with T2DM were randomly allocated to receive standardized Ginkgo biloba L.

Profile of mood states in adult type 1 diabetes mellitus men and women with disease onset in childhood and in adulthood.

Introduction: Although diabetes may not be associated with psychopathology, it may be associated with less severe disturbances in psychosocial functioning. Emotional problems in relation to type 1 diabetes are usually analysed as symptoms of psychiatric conditions but not as states of mood. The aim was to compare profiles of mood states in adult patients with childhood-onset and adulthood-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus and to outline possible gender-specific differences.

The incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus among 15-34 years aged Lithuanian population: 18-year incidence study based on prospective databases.

Background: The aim of this prospective study was to determine the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in 15-34-year-aged Lithuanian males and females during 1991 - 2008

Methods: A contact system with general practitioners covering 100% of the 15-34-year-aged Lithuanian population was the primary data source. Reports from regional endocrinologists and statistical note-marks of State patient insurance fund served as secondary sources for case ascertainment.

Results: The average age-standardized incidence rate was 8.

Cognition, emotions and quality of life in Lithuanian girls with Turner syndrome after growth hormone therapy discontinuation.

Objective: to examine cognitive functions, emotional state and quality of life of patients with Turner syndrome (TS) after growth hormone therapy discontinuation.

Patients And Methods: Anthropometric measurements, cognitive functioning, emotional state and quality of life of eighteen Lithuanian patients with TS were compared to that of age- and sex-matched controls. Height and weight of girls with TS were significantly lower than in the controls, though differences in body mass index were not significant.

Psychological state, quality of life, and body composition in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis in Lithuania.

SUMMARY: The objective of this study was to determine body composition, physical activity, and psychological state in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Fat mass, lean mass, water mass, and basal metabolic rate are lower, self-reported physical activity and risk factors of fractures are higher, and cognitive functions were worse in osteoporotic patients than in controls. Significant correlations were found between physical activity and emotional state parameters.

[Associations of emotional state and quality of life with lipid concentration, duration of the disease, and the way of treating the disease in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus].

The aim of the study was to evaluate associations of emotional state and quality of life with lipid concentration, duration of the disease, and the way of treating the disease in males and females with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A total of 53 persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (27 males and 26 females; mean age, 58.7+/-8.

Psychological functioning after growth hormone therapy in adult growth hormone deficient patients: endocrine and body composition correlates.

Growth hormone replacement in adult growth hormone deficient patients improves psychological well-being and the quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate relationship between changes in mood, cognitive functioning, quality of life, changes in body composition and hormone concentration at baseline and six months after treatment with human recombinant growth hormone. Eighteen adult patients with growth hormone deficiency syndrome were recruited to the study.