Naslov
How often do depressed diabetes patients suffer from serious level of diabetes-specific emotional distress? A Croatian-Dutch-English survey from the European Depression in Diabetes (EDID) research consortium

Autori
Pouwer, Frans ; Skinner, Chas ; Pibernik-Okanović, Mirjana ; Snoek, Frank

Izvornik
Diabetologia. Supplement (Berlin) (0941-5602) 46 (2003), Suppl 2;

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Radovi u časopisima, kongresno priopcenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Depression; emotional distress; glycaemic control; complications

Sažetak
Background and aims: Research suggests that depression is common in people with diabetes. However, little is known yet about the co-existence of depression and diabetes-specific emotional distress. In the present paper, we set out to:1) determine the prevalence of pervasive depression in Croatian, Dutch and English outpatient samples with diabetes ; 2) determine the levels of diabetes-specific emotional distress in diabetic individuals with versus without depression. Materials and Methods: A number of 542 outpatients with diabetes (202 Dutch, 185 Croatian and 155 English)completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D)scale and the Problem areas in Diabetes (PAID) scale. Demographic and clinical characteristics were obtained by means of medical records (Croatia, UK) and self-reports (Dutch). Results:Percentages of patients with CESD scores higher than 16 (indicative of depression) were 19%, 21% (Dutch men, women), 19%, 39% (English men, women ; 39%, 34% (Croatian men, women). It appeared that 67% (Croatian), 39% (Dutch) and 37% (English) of the depressed patients reported to have at least four serious diabetes-specific emotional problems, compared to 18% (Croatian)and 0% (Dutch and English)of patients with a low depression score (0-1). Conclusion:Serious diabetes-specific emotional problems are particularly prevalent in depressed diabetes patients. Health care providers who treat depression in diabetes patients should therefore have knowledge of diabetes and diabetes-specific emotional problems. Moreover, using the PAID in addition to a depression questionnaire may be useful, as this instrument could facilitate therapy by directing psychotherapeutical interventions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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Farmacija

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