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ABSTRACT: Objective
We examined emotional distress in relation to metformin adherence, overall diabetes self-management, and glycemic control among adults with early type 2 diabetes (T2DM) enrolled in the GRADE study.Methods
Linear regression models examined cross-sectional associations of baseline depression symptoms and diabetes distress with adherence to metformin, self-management, and HbA1c, adjusting for covariates. Cognitive-affective (e.g., sadness) and somatic (e.g., sleep/appetite disturbance) depression symptoms and diabetes distress subscales were also examined.Results
This substudy of 1,739 GRADE participants (56 % Non-Hispanic White, 18 % Non-Hispanic Black, 17 % Hispanic, 68 % male, mean[SD] age = 57.96[10.22] years, diabetes duration = 4.21[2.81] years, and HbA1c = 7.51[0.48]) found that the prevalence of clinically significant depression and diabetes distress was 8.7 % and 25 %, respectively. Fully adjusted models showed that depression symptoms were associated with lower self-management (p < 0.0001); this effect was only significant for somatic symptoms. Diabetes distress was associated with lower adherence (p = 0.0001) and self-management (p < 0.0001); effects were significant for all subscales, except physician-related distress. No significant relationships of total depression symptom severity or diabetes distress with HbA1c were found.Conclusions
Depression symptoms and diabetes distress were robustly associated with problematic diabetes self-management among participants in GRADE. These findings highlight the need for routine assessment of depression symptoms and diabetes distress early in T2DM care.
SUBMITTER: Gonzalez JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9974790 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gonzalez Jeffrey S JS Krause-Steinrauf Heidi H Bebu Ionut I Crespo-Ramos Gladys G Hoogendoorn Claire J CJ Naik Aanand D AD Waltje Andrea A Walker Elizabeth E Ehrmann Dominic D Brown-Friday Janet J Cherrington Andrea A
Diabetes research and clinical practice 20221220
<h4>Objective</h4>We examined emotional distress in relation to metformin adherence, overall diabetes self-management, and glycemic control among adults with early type 2 diabetes (T2DM) enrolled in the GRADE study.<h4>Methods</h4>Linear regression models examined cross-sectional associations of baseline depression symptoms and diabetes distress with adherence to metformin, self-management, and HbA1c, adjusting for covariates. Cognitive-affective (e.g., sadness) and somatic (e.g., sleep/appetite ...[more]