What people with diabetes in Denmark worry about during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study of the first 3 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: To investigate and characterise general and diabetes-specific worries related to COVID-19 among people with diabetes in Denmark during the first 3 months of the pandemic. In a longitudinal study from March to June 2020, six online questionnaires (Q1-Q6) were distributed to 2430 adult members of two diabetes panels. Worries related to COVID-19 were measured with closed- and open-ended items. Data from closed-ended items were analysed descriptively. Open-ended responses were analysed with systematic text condensation. Using chi-squared tests, changes in proportions of worries over time were analysed, and differences in diabetes-specific worries by gender and diabetes diagnosis were explored. At Q1, 1366 individuals returned a response (Q2: 1082, Q3: 992, Q4: 977, Q5: 901, Q6: 816). In the be

SUBMITTER: Joensen LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8420213 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature