Magnitude and sources of distress in mid-life adults with chronic medical illness: an exploratory mixed-methods analysis.

ABSTRACT: Most mid-life adults have at least one chronic medical condition (CMC) and are at risk for developing additional CMCs. Stressors specific to this life stage may contribute to CMC development by hindering healthy behaviors. The goal of this study was to compare sources and intensity of distress, as they relate to health behaviors, between mid-life and non-mid-life adults with CMCs. We utilized a mixed-methods approach by analyzing quantitative self-report measures of psychiatric symptoms and psychological well-being, with in-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews to identify sources of stress in three cohorts of patients with CMCs (heart failure, type 2 diabetes, and coronary artery disease). Between-group differences on self-report measures were compared via independent samples t-te

SUBMITTER: Madva EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6186490 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature