Purpose/Objective

The present study was designed to test whether adding a relaxation training technique to the medical treatment of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus could, adjusting for the non-specific factors of therapy, lead to an improvement in the patients’ condition.

Method

Forty-six participants were randomly allocated either to an experimental (intervention) group, receiving weekly sessions of relaxation training, or to a control group (placebo) receiving weekly blood circulation training exercises. Measures included the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, blood glucose levels, high-density lipoprotein levels, cholesterol levels, body weight, HbA1c levels, the Mood Adjective Checklist (MACL), a diary checklist, and urine glucose levels. Assessment of psychological and physiological parameters was conducted before and upon completion of the intervention (8 weeks).

Results

Trait anxiety and the main metabolic measurement of blood glucose levels and HbA1C revealed significant differences over time, predominantly among patients in the intervention group.

Conclusions

Relaxation techniques as an adjunct to medical treatment are a useful tool for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

中文翻译：

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放松训练可显着降低1型糖尿病患者的血糖水平。

目的/目的

本研究旨在测试在1型糖尿病患者的药物治疗中增加放松训练技术是否可以调整治疗的非特异性因素，从而改善患者的病情。

方法

四十六名参与者被随机分配到一个实验（干预）组，接受每周一次的放松训练，或一个对照组（安慰剂），接受每周一次的血液循环训练。措施包括状态和特质焦虑量表，血糖水平，高密度脂蛋白水平，胆固醇水平，体重，HbA1c水平，情绪形容词检查表（MACL），日记检查表和尿液葡萄糖水平。在干预完成之前（8周）进行心理和生理参数评估。

结果

特质焦虑和血糖水平和HbA1C的主要代谢测量结果显示，随时间推移存在显着差异，主要是干预组的患者之间。

结论

放松技术作为医学治疗的辅助手段，对于1型糖尿病患者是一种有用的工具。