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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Social Health and Diabetes 2015; 03(02): 072-078
DOI: 10.4103/2321-0656.152802
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NovoNordisk Education Foundation

Psychosocial concerns among patients with diabetes attending the preanesthetic and pain clinic

Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Banur, Patiala, Punjab, India
,
Richa Saroha
1   Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
,
Sukhwinder Kaur Bajwa
2   Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Banur, Patiala, Punjab, India
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22. November 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Diabetes is a global health problem that is expected to affect double the population by next decade as compared to those affected at present. In spite of the improved, efficacious and newer modalities available to achieve adequate control of the disease, psychosocial issues like depression and anxiety, which may present in the preanesthetic/pain clinics with varied symptomatology and commonly affects these patients, are often overlooked. The impact of these issues is enormous and usually understated because of the fact that health care providers are not aware of these issues and its effect on the overall management of diabetes. Therefore, it is important to recognize and address these issues for the optimal management of the disease. Of equal importance is the development of educational teaching modules for self-care management while imparting training to health care providers at the same time to recognize the susceptible individuals at the earliest. The need for having multi-disciplinary approach and implementation of the same in the day to day practice cannot be overemphasized.