SAÚDE MENTAL DA PESSOA COM DIABETES MELLITUS NA PANDEMIA DA COVID-19: REVISÃO DE LITERATURA

Abstract

Analyze the mental health of people with diabetes mellitus in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, through a literature review. Method: Studies published in the last 3 years were selected, considering the MedLine database (National Library of Medicine). The following terms were considered in the search: “diabetes mellitus”, “DM”, “mental health”, “pandemic”, “COVID-19”, such as combinations of two or more of these terms. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 10 articles were selected for the study. Result: During the COVID-19 pandemic, people with diabetes experienced significant increases in levels of stress, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances and eating disorders, accompanied by measures of social isolation and decrease in healthy habits, concerns about caring for family and financial problems. Conclusion: There is an urgent need for training actions that prevent the health problems of people with diabetes and seek help that can promote self-care, alert patients about changes in habits and improve the management of the disease, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and seeking to create a prevention system for other upcoming events that have the same impact on the lives of such patients.