Hye-Ryeon Park1,So-Yeon Park2, Hyeon Ok Ju1

1College of Nursing, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea 2Department of Nursing, Dong-Eui Institute of Technology, Busan, Korea


Background: Although there are various interventions for eating disorders in type 1 diabetes patients, it is diffi- cult to interpret them comprehensively. The purpose of this study is to analyze eating disorder intervention stud- ies in type 1 diabetes patients and to compare the characteristics of each study.
Methods: For this study, PICOTS-SD was established. We searched studies published in Korean and English from 2000 to 2020 in KCI, RISS, NDSL, KISS, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Pubmed, and Embase.
Results: For the intervention of eating disorders in patients with type 1 diabetes, psycho-education and self-compassion programs were implemented. The intervention period varied from 4 to 6 weeks, and physio- logical variables, eating disorder variables, and emotional variables were used interventions. But the number of participants was small and the results of the study were inconsistent.
Conclusions: Through this study, the possibility of resolving the difficulties of eating disorder intervention in type 1 diabetes patients was confirmed. In the future, more randomized controlled trials with larger samples are needed to extend the evidence base.
Korean J Health Promot 2021;21(4):175-183

Keywords: Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Eating disorders, Intervention, Systematic review