%0 Journal Article
%T Diabetes distress among type 2 diabetic patients
%A Islam MR
%A Karim MR
%A Habib SH
%A Yesmin K
%J International Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research
%D 2013
%I Michael Joanna Publications
%R 10.14194/ijmbr.224
%X Background: Diabetes mellitus is being increasingly recognized as a serious global health problem and is frequently associated with co-morbid distress, contributing double burden for the individual and the society. Aim: This study documents the proportion of diabetes distress and factors associated with it. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to June 2012. Data were collected through interview and record review of 165 adults with type 2 diabetes. Results: The proportion of diabetes distress among the study population was 48.5%, which includes 22.4% high distress and 26.1% moderate distress. The remainder had little or no distress. The Mean ¡À SD of total diabetes distress score was2.17 ¡À 0.75. The Mean ¡À SD for each domain score such as emotional burden, physician-related distress, regimen-related distress and interpersonal distress was (3.49 ¡À 1.52), (1.13 ¡À 0.32), (2.12 ¡À 0.85), (1.40¡À 0.65) respectively. Emotional burden was considered as the most important domain in measuring diabetes distress. The influence of age (p<0.001), occupation (p<0.05), smoking (p<0.005), BMI (p<0.001), duration since detection of diabetes mellitus (p<0.001), glycaemic status (p<0.001) treatment modalities (P<0.001), diabetic complications (p<0.001) on level of diabetes distress was statistically significant. There was a strong, positive correlation between the two variables (r=0.64, p<0.001); diabetes distress score with duration of diabetes mellitus. There was a medium, positive correlation between the two variables [r=0.43, p<0.001]; diabetes distress score with glycaemic status (HbA1c level) .Conclusion: This study identified diabetes distress as a significant health problem among adult type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. This should be taken into consideration for effective management of patient.
%K Diabetes mellitus
%K diabetes distress
%K HbA1c
%K glycaemic status
%U http://www.ijmbr.com/reviewed/2.2.4.pdf