Diabetes-related distress and its associated factors among people with type 2 diabetes in Southeast Ethiopia : a cross-sectional study

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BACKGROUND: Diabetes-related distress lowers the motivation for self-care, often leading to lowered physical and emotional well-being, poor diabetes control, poor medication adherence and increased mortality among individuals with diabetes.

OBJECTIVE: To assess factors associated with diabetes-related distress among people living with type 2 diabetes in Southeast Ethiopia.

DESIGN: Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted.

SETTING: Six diabetic follow-up care units at public hospitals in Southeast Ethiopia.

PARTICIPANTS: All adult people living with type 2 diabetes from the diabetic follow-up clinic.

THE MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Diabetes Distress Scale-17 questionnaire was used to assess diabetes-related distress.

RESULTS: Out of the total 871 study participants intended, 856 participated in the study with a response rate of 98.3%. The findings showed that about 53.9% (95% CI 50.4% to 57.2%) of the patients have diabetes-related distress. Physical activity (adjusted OR, AOR 2.22; 95% CI 1.36 to 3.63), social support (AOR 4.41; 95% CI 1.62 to 12.03), glycaemic control (AOR 2.36; 95% CI 1.35 to 4.12) and other comorbidities (AOR 3.94; 95% CI 2.01 to 7.73) were factors that significantly associated with diabetes-related distress at p<0.05.

CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that more than half of the participants had diabetes-related distress. Therefore, the identified factors of diabetes-related distress need to be a concern for health institutions and clinicians in the management of people living with type 2 diabetes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

BMJ open - 14(2024), 1 vom: 04. Jan., Seite e077693

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Adugnew, Mulugeta [VerfasserIn]
Fetene, Deriba [VerfasserIn]
Assefa, Tesfaye [VerfasserIn]
Kedir, Sana'a [VerfasserIn]
Asmamaw, Kidist [VerfasserIn]
Feleke, Zegeye [VerfasserIn]
Gomora, Degefa [VerfasserIn]
Mamo, Hailye [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY
Diabetes & endocrinology
General diabetes
Journal Article
Stress, Psychological

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Date Completed 08.01.2024

Date Revised 30.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077693

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366674803