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Diabetes-Related Distress Assessment among Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Joint Authors
Aljuaid, Majed O.
Almutairi, Abdulmajeed M.
Assiri, Mohammed A.
Almalki, Dhifallah M.
Alswat, Khaled
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background and Objectives.
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases; it is a debilitating and hard to live with.
Diabetes-related distress (DRD) refers to the emotional and behavioral changes caused by diabetes.
Our study aims to assess the prevalence of DRD among type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients using Diabetes Distress Scale-17 items (DDS-17) and its relation to complications and treatment modalities.
Methods.
A cross-sectional study of adult T2D patients with follow-up visits at the Diabetes and Endocrinology Center in Taif, Saudi Arabia, between January and July 2017.
We excluded patients with other forms of diabetes, untreated hypothyroidism, and psychiatric illness.
The total score of DDS-17 was calculated by summing the 17 items’ results and then dividing the total by 17.
If the total score was >2, then it was considered as clinically significant results (moderate distress), but if it is ≥3, then it is classified as a high distress.
Results.
A total of 509 T2D patients with a mean age of 58 ± 14 years were included.
The majority of participants were male, married, not college educated, and reported a sedentary lifestyle.
We found 25% of the screened T2D patients have moderate to high DRD.
Regarding the DRD components, emotional distress was the most prevalent followed by physician-related distress.
HabA1c was significantly higher in those with high combined distress and high emotional distress compared to those with mild/moderate distress (p=0.015 and 0.030, resp.).
Conclusion.
Our study shows that DRD is a medically relevant issue that clinicians need to address.
Despite observing a low prevalence of DRD compared to other studies, we found significant correlations between DRD scores and HabA1c, triglyceride levels, BMI, T2D duration, and interval between visits.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aljuaid, Majed O.& Almutairi, Abdulmajeed M.& Assiri, Mohammed A.& Almalki, Dhifallah M.& Alswat, Khaled. 2018. Diabetes-Related Distress Assessment among Type 2 Diabetes Patients. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aljuaid, Majed O.…[et al.]. Diabetes-Related Distress Assessment among Type 2 Diabetes Patients. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Aljuaid, Majed O.& Almutairi, Abdulmajeed M.& Assiri, Mohammed A.& Almalki, Dhifallah M.& Alswat, Khaled. Diabetes-Related Distress Assessment among Type 2 Diabetes Patients. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183839
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1183839