The relationship between stigma and psychological distress among people with diabetes: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Diabetes may perceive or experience varying degrees of stigma and psychological distress. The association between diabetes-related stigma and psychological distress has been examined in many studies, but no research has used a quantitative synthesis method to investigate the severity of this association and the moderators of the relationship. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis to quantitatively integrate previous findings to identify the magnitude of the association between stigma and psychological distress among people with diabetes.

Review methods

Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 guidelines, we systematically searched four English academic databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and PsycINFO

SUBMITTER: Guo X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463375 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature