Patients with diabetes and obesity exhibit characteristics in eating and coping behaviors and personality traits.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

In patients with diabetes, obesity is an aggravating factor for glycemic control and its vascular complications. However, the psychological and behavioral characteristics of those patients with obesity have not been fully clarified. This study investigated eating and coping behavior, personality traits, quality of life (QOL), and depression status in patients with diabetes with or without obesity.

Materials and methods

Questionnaires obtained from 567 patients with diabetes at Dokkyo Medical University were analyzed. Eating behavior, coping behavior, personality traits, QOL, and depression status were evaluated by the Eating Behavior Questionnaire, Brief COPE, Japanese Ten-Item Personality Inventory, EuroQol 5 Dimensions-5 Level, and Patient Health Question

SUBMITTER: Saito M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11291802 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature