the behaviour pattern type A and type B has been found to be associated with CHD, looking increasing prevalence rate of diabetes type 2 there is possibility of behavior pattern responsible for development of type 2 diabetes.
i want to establish psychosocial markers of diabetes mellitus type 2, through research study. is there any related literature supporting the statement?
All studies that claim to have found an association between personality patterns and diabetes were either retrospective or cohort or case control studies which, in a best case scenario, may serve to generate a hypothesis but are short of providing proof of causality.
what is method of establishing psychological markers for chronic illnesses like diabetes type 2 or rheumatoid arthritis?
Priyamvada,
As long as you realize that the relationship is only an association and not causal, then you can gather secondary analysis of studies focusing on the development of diabetes or use epidemiological studies. Within each culture there may be different psychosocial factors. Here is an example in a Japanese culture: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2701561/pdf/dme0025-1211.pdf. Another approach is to investigate studies of children. Here is an example of psychosocial factors in children and risk of diabetes: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-525.pdf
I hope this helps.
The association between personality traits and diabetes can be studied by epidemiological studies but it is difficult to comment that there is causal relationship
I agree: obersvational studies are not able to "proof" causality. Usually, insights from those studies coupled with reasoning related to Bradford-Hill criteria are usually used to estimate likelihood of causality (and these criteria mostly do not merely relate to study designs.) Still, prospecite studies remain probably the most suitable approach to study personality-health links, as RCTs are not feasible (how to randomize/manipulate personality?)
can it be assessed the percentage of contribution of psychosocial factors in health problems.
Priyamvada, this is too broad a generalization to make. More important is the specific psychosocial factors for a given population that are either enablers or barriers to health behavior and achieving health. For example, a group of older, Hispanic adults may find having diabetes is a barrier to getting enough physical activity. This is a mindset that can be changed. The percent of psychosocial factors does not lead to meaningful results that can be applied to interventions that promote health.
The biopsychosocial model of health and illness is a frameworkthat states that interactions between biological, psychological, and social factors determine the cause, manifestation, and outcome of wellness and disease.
Source: https://www.boundless.com/psychology/textbooks/boundless-psychology-textbook/stress-and-health-psychology-17/introduction-to-health-psychology-85/the-biopsychosocial-model-of-health-and-illness-
Working with a population where the majority are Type 2 and their socioeconomics are grim ...my data showed limited coping strategies to be significant in relations to food security and food choices however was there a direct association or cause in the development of Type 2?...there are are a vast amount of variables that need to be teased out in order to state whether there is a direct link between psychosocial and Type 2 diabetes diabetes...to note generic and general outcomes of wellness and disease states in relation to biological, psychological and social factors?....sure