Association of self-stigma with glycated hemoglobin: A single-center, cross-sectional study of adults with type 1 diabetes in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

There has been an increase in research on diabetes-related stigma and its association with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) over the past years. However, little is known about the association of self-stigma with HbA1c in persons with type 1 diabetes. This study aims to examine the association between self-stigma and HbA1c in Japanese people with type 1 diabetes.

Materials and methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted at a clinic in Tokyo. Questionnaires using nine items from the Japanese version of the Self-Stigma Scale was distributed to outpatients with type 1 diabetes, aged ≥18 years. We excluded outpatients with serious mental disorder, those who required urgent medical treatment or received hemodialysis. Adjusted linear regression analyses tested the

SUBMITTER: Hamano S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9951577 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature