Comparing mental health of people with type I diabetes mellitus and non-diabetic people

  Purpose: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease which widely affects individual health and   social performance. The purpose of this study was to compare the mental health of patients   with type I diabetes and non-diabetic individuals.   Materials and Methods: This was a comparative after-the-fact study conducted in 2011. The   participants included 50 patients with type I diabetes who were members of Diabetic Association   of Ahvaz city, Iran. Also, 50 non-diabetic relatives of the patients were selected as the control   group. Both groups were similar regarding sex and educational status. The 28-item general health   questionnaire (GHQ-28) was distributed among both groups. The acquired data were analyzed   using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multivariate variance analysis method (MANOVA).   Results: There was a significant difference regarding mental health between those with type I   diabetes and those without diabetes ( P < .001) except in social dysfunction.   Conclusion: Type I diabetes can affect the mental health of the patients.