The Burden of Poor Mental Well-being Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Examining Health Care Resource Use and Work Productivity Loss.
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ABSTRACT: Objective
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of mental well-being with outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods
Seven thousand eight hundred fifty-two adults with T2DM were identified from a national, Internet-based study. Mental well-being [SF-36v2 mental component summary (MCS)] was categorized as good (MCS ? 50), poor (40 ? MCS < 50), and very poor (MCS < 40). Outcomes included past 6 months of health care resource use and lost productivity (Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire).Results
Respondents with very poor/poor versus good mental well-being were more likely to visit the emergency room (27%/18% vs 11%, P?ConclusionsGreater resource use and work productivity impairment associated with poorer mental well-being among patients with T2DM has cost implications.
SUBMITTER: Bolge SC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5084642 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
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The Burden of Poor Mental Well-being Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Examining Health Care Resource Use and Work Productivity Loss.
Bolge Susan C SC Flores Natalia M NM Phan Jennifer H JH
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 20161101 11
<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of mental well-being with outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).<h4>Methods</h4>Seven thousand eight hundred fifty-two adults with T2DM were identified from a national, Internet-based study. Mental well-being [SF-36v2 mental component summary (MCS)] was categorized as good (MCS ≥ 50), poor (40 ≤ MCS < 50), and very poor (MCS < 40). Outcomes included past 6 months of health care resource use and lost pr ...[more]
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