IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/vrs/mjsosc/v8y2017i3p293-296n26.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Examining and Comparing Executive Functions in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Subjects and Healthy Subjects

Author

Listed:
  • Alipour Ahmad
  • Amirabadi Fatemeh

    (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Payam-e-Noor University, Tehran, Iran)

  • Bagheri Fariborz

    (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Science & Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

  • AliAkbari-Dehkordi Mahnaz

    (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Payam-e-Noor University, Tehran, Iran)

Abstract

Today, diabetes is a serious problem worldwide, as WHO predicts, in the year 2025, the population suffering from diabetes will be about 333 million adults (Norouzi, Ghafranipour, Heidarnia, Tahmasbi, 2010). Disease Management requires planning and problem solving capabilities which as a range of functions are categorized as executive functions. Executive functions are important structures playing a fundamental role in directing and normalizing behavior. Therefore, the study was designed with the goal of comparing and examining patients suffering from type 2 diabetes in contrast with healthy subjects. The study was conducted using a causative-comparative method in 2013-14 in Tehran. Research population were people referring to Gabric association of whom 36 volunteer patients with diabetes were chosen. The control group were chosen amongst patients’ companions with no disease records and were tested by WCST. Findings showed deficiencies in executive functions of patients with type 2 diabetes. Generally, we can say that these deficiencies can prevent proper disease management of type 2 diabetes.

Suggested Citation

  • Alipour Ahmad & Amirabadi Fatemeh & Bagheri Fariborz & AliAkbari-Dehkordi Mahnaz, 2017. "Examining and Comparing Executive Functions in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Subjects and Healthy Subjects," Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, Sciendo, vol. 8(3), pages 293-296, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:mjsosc:v:8:y:2017:i:3:p:293-296:n:26
    DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2017.v8n3p293
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2017.v8n3p293
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.5901/mjss.2017.v8n3p293?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:vrs:mjsosc:v:8:y:2017:i:3:p:293-296:n:26. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Peter Golla (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.sciendo.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.