Type 1 diabetes

Exploring key targets for psychodiabetological interventions in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus: an exploratory network and intervention modeling study using Polish MyDiaMate data

Diabetes Res Clin PractPublished Cross-sectional study

Authors' conclusion

Diabetes-related anxiety and perceived loss of agency emerged as potentially relevant, model-implied intervention targets.

Study context

Population
Adults with T1D, active Polish MyDiaMate app users with complete data on 15 binary reflective items
Participants
101 active app users
Outcome
Symptom-level structure of diabetes-related psychological burden
Methodological detailsexploratory network and intervention modeling, bootstrapped undirected network modeling, Bayesian directed modeling, intervention simulation
  • Exploratory network and intervention modeling
  • Bootstrapped undirected network modeling
  • Bayesian directed modeling
  • Intervention simulation

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Most endorsed item: worry about future complications

85.1%

Guilt or worry when diabetes was out of control

79.2%

Diabetes burnout

72.3%

Feeling that diabetes controls one's life

72.3%

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Exploring key targets for psychodiabetological interventions in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus: an exploratory network and intervention modeling study using Polish MyDiaMate data. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 21 July 2026. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113455

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