Distress and Type 2 Diabetes Self-Care: Putting the Pieces Together.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Conflicting research emphasizes depression, diabetes distress, or well-being in relation to diabetes self-care and risk for poor health outcomes.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to test whether a latent variable for general psychological distress derived from shared variance of depression symptoms, diabetes distress, and well-being predicts a latent variable of diabetes self-care and to examine evidence for unique effects once shared effects are adjusted for.

Methods

Adults with suboptimally controlled diabetes were recruited from the South Bronx, NY, for a telephonic diabetes self-management support trial. Baseline diabetes self-care, medication adherence, depression symptoms, diabetes distress, and well-being were measured by validated self-report.

SUBMITTER: Hoogendoorn CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8489306 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature