Diabetes-Related Distress and Depression in Saudis with Type 2 Diabetes

This study aims to assess the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM)-related distress and depression and their associated factors in Saudi people with type 2 DM (T2DM) in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. It also aims to assess the association between glycemic control and DM-related distress and depression. This i...

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Published in:Psychology research and behavior management 2020-01, Vol.13, p.453-458
Main Authors: Alzughbi, Turki, Badedi, Mohammed, Darraj, Hussain, Hummadi, Abdulrahman, Jaddoh, Sattam, Solan, Yahiya, Sabai, Abdullah
Format: Article
Language:English
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Body mass index
Chronic illnesses
Data collection
depression
Diabetes
diabetes distress
Hemoglobin
Marital status
Mental depression
Original Research
Patients
Population
Regression analysis
Sociodemographics
Software
Studies
type 2 diabetes
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Summary:This study aims to assess the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM)-related distress and depression and their associated factors in Saudi people with type 2 DM (T2DM) in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. It also aims to assess the association between glycemic control and DM-related distress and depression. This is an analytical, cross-sectional study which recruited 300 Saudi patients with T2DM randomly from primary healthcare centers in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. DM-related distress and depression were measured by valid questionnaires, the 17-item Diabetes Distress Scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, respectively. Logistic regression and an independent -test were performed in the statistical analysis. The mean age of the study population was 52.7 years, with a range of 23-83 years. The number of males was 147 (49%) and females was 153 (51%) in the study population. The prevalence of DM-related distress and depression in Saudi patients with T2DM in Jazan was 22.3% and 20%, respectively, and about 7.7% had both. Of DM-related distress, 12.3% had interpersonal-related DM distress, 11.7% had physician-related DM distress, 10.7% had emotional-related DM distress, and 7% had regimen-related DM distress. After adjusting for covariates, being female, patients aged
ISSN:1179-1578
1179-1578
DOI:10.2147/PRBM.S255631