Introduction

: type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that can cause psychological stress in the development of the disease and as a stressful event, while diabetes distress is associated to stressors such as uncontrolled diabetes, presence of acute or chronic complications, discipline and adherence in comprehensive treatment. The aim of the study is to analyze the available scientific literature on psychological stress and diabetes distress in relation to glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Materials and methods

: For the literature search, Pubmed, Medline, Virtual Health Library, CINAHL, EBSCQ, Wiley and Google databases were used. Articles indexed with English, Spanish and Portuguese languages, with descriptive, correlational and experimental designs published in the period 2010 to 2020. The articles were evaluated through the Joanna Briggs Institute Check list.

Results

: 10 articles that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed, some studies showed an associated of psychological stress and diabetes distress with glycated hemoglobin, in addition, it was found that psychological stress is mostly in women and diabetes distress is a predictor of poor glycemic control, it causes inadequate glucose management, increases glycated hemoglobin and is also one of the causes of mortality in men.

Conclusions

: The findings show that there is a relationship mainly between diabetes distress and glycemic control in these patients.

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