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The Relationship Between Diabetes Distress and Clinical Depression with Glycemic Control Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Overview
Journal Diabetes Care
Specialty Endocrinology
Date 2010 Feb 13
PMID 20150291
Citations 140
Authors
Lawrence Fisher
Russell E Glasgow
Lisa A Strycker
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Abstract

Objective: To clarify previous findings that diabetes distress is related to glycemic control and self-management whereas measures of depression are not, using both binary and continuous measures of depression.

Research Design And Methods: Four hundred and sixty-three type 2 patients completed measures of diabetes distress (Diabetes Distress Scale [DDS]) and clinical depression (Patient Health Questionnaire 8 [PHQ8]). PHQ8 was employed as either a binary (>or=10) or continuous variable. Dependent variables were A1C, diet, physical activity (PA), and medication adherence (MA).

Results: The inclusion of a binary or continuous PHQ8 score yielded no differences in any equation. DDS was significantly associated with A1C and PA, whereas PHQ8 was not; both DDS and PHQ8 were significantly and independently associated with diet and MA.

Conclusions: The lack of association between depression and glycemic control is not due to the use of a binary measure of depression. Findings further clarify the significant association between distress and A1C.

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