Play, art, music and exercise therapy impact on children with diabetes

Ioana Patricia Bacus, Husnain Mahomed, Anne Marie Murphy, Muiriosa Connolly, Orla Neylon, Clodagh O’Gorman

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Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global public health issue. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is the predominant diabetes type in children and always requires insulin therapy. The incidence rate of newly diagnosed T1D in children continues to increase in Ireland Roche et al. (Eur J Pediatr 175(12):1913-1919, 2016) and worldwide Patterson et al. (Diabetologia 62(3):408-417, 2019). The objective of this study was to conduct a literature review of the effects of various non-pharmacological therapeutic modalities on the control of diabetes in children. A literature review was performed using PubMed, Medline, Embase and Cochrane library to evaluate play, art, music and exercise therapy in the treatment of DM using the keywords: “paediatric”, “diabetes”, “play therapy”, “art therapy”, “music therapy” and “exercise therapy”. These search terms initially returned 270 cases, which resulted in a total of 11 papers being reviewed after eliminating duplicate or irrelevant papers. Literature review showed that all therapies have a positive impact on the child, but there is limited research looking at the impact of therapy on quantitative measures such as HbA1c or ‘time in range’.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2663-2668
Number of pages6
JournalIrish Journal of Medical Science
Volume191
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Art therapy
  • Exercise therapy
  • Music therapy
  • Play therapy
  • Type 1 diabetes mellitus

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