{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(2)"],"submitter":["Sayed Ahmed HA"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>Existing studies mostly focus on the separate impacts of diabetes distress, depression, and anxiety on glycemic control, leaving a gap in understanding their combined influence within primary care settings. This study aims to explore this interaction among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Egyptian primary healthcare.<h4>Methods</h4>The study was conducted in rural primary healthcare settings in Egypt from September 2020 to June 2021, included 354 patients with T2DM. Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and clinical characteristics were assessed through patient interviews. Diabetes distress was measured using the 5-item Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale (PAID-5 scale), and symptoms of depression and anxiety were evaluated using the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 ("],"journal":["Diabetology international"],"pagination":["326-338"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11954776"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Combined symptoms of diabetes distress, depression, and anxiety and their association with glycemic control in primary care patients with type 2 diabetes in Egypt."],"pmcid":["PMC11954776"],"pubmed_authors":["Sayed Ahmed HA","Mohamed SF","Joudeh AI","Elotla SF","Mostafa M","Fouad AM","Abdelazim SA","Shah J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Combined symptoms of diabetes distress, depression, and anxiety and their association with glycemic control in primary care patients with type 2 diabetes in Egypt.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>Existing studies mostly focus on the separate impacts of diabetes distress, depression, and anxiety on glycemic control, leaving a gap in understanding their combined influence within primary care settings. This study aims to explore this interaction among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Egyptian primary healthcare.<h4>Methods</h4>The study was conducted in rural primary healthcare settings in Egypt from September 2020 to June 2021, included 354 patients with T2DM. Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and clinical characteristics were assessed through patient interviews. Diabetes distress was measured using the 5-item Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale (PAID-5 scale), and symptoms of depression and anxiety were evaluated using the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Apr","modification":"2026-06-06T22:34:38.975Z","creation":"2026-06-06T03:10:48.079Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11954776","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40166443"],"doi":["10.1007/s13340-025-00793-2"]}}