Understanding Experiences of Diabetes Distress: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis.

ABSTRACT: Background: Diabetes distress is a common emotional issue for those living with diabetes, which has the potential to negatively impact well-being, management behaviors, and HbA1c levels. These implications have led to diabetes distress becoming an important consideration in diabetes healthcare and management. Nonetheless, discussions remain ongoing on how to best conceptualize this experience. Recent research has attempted to enhance conceptualization by considering the underlying emotional mechanisms that may underpin the highly contextualized experience of diabetes distress. Qualitative insights can further add to these understandings; however, the research in this remit is yet to be systematically reviewed. This review therefore sought to add to the growing body of literature att

SUBMITTER: Morales-Brown LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581805 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature