OBJECTIVE Depressive symptoms in people with diabetes are associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes. Although successful psychosocial treatment options are available, little is known about factors that facilitate treatment response for depression in diabetes. This prospective study aims to examine the impact of known risk factors on improvement of depressive symptoms with a special int...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the development of the Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS), a new instrument for the assessment of diabetes-related emotional distress, based on four independent patient samples. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In consultation with patients and professionals from multiple disciplines, a preliminary scale of 28 items was developed, based a priori on fo...

BACKGROUND Diabetes distress is a general term that refers to the emotional burdens, anxieties, frustrations, stressors and worries that stem from managing a severe, complex condition like Type 1 diabetes. To date there has been limited research on diabetes-related distress in younger people with Type 1 diabetes. This qualitative study aimed to identify causes of diabetes distress in a sample o...

In recent years, the global burden of diabetes distress has increased significantly, imposing mental health issues on patients and healthcare system. Diabetes-related differs from depression as it originates emotional that comes ongoing management diabetes. Studies have revealed one in four individuals with type 1 levels distress, five people 2 experiences distress. Patients experience psychoso...

background: diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic disorder worldwide. it imposes excessive psychological stress on patients which negatively affect the course of the disease. the brain-behavioral systems have a role in dealing with stressful events such as chronic disorders. objective: comparison the brain-behavioral systems and psychological distress in diabetic patients and non-diabetics. m...

We sought to assess the psychological status and diabetes-related distress of Chinese type 1 diabetes patients in Jiangsu province, China. According to the World Health Organization criteria, 42 patients with type 1 diabetes were enrolled in the study and assessed with the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS). All data were tabula...

OBJECTIVE We conducted comprehensive assessments of emotional distress to examine relations with diabetes medication adherence over time. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Ethnically and socioeconomically diverse adults treated for type 2 diabetes completed validated self-reports (SRs) for diabetes distress and depression, were administered semistructured depression interviews, and provided blood s...

BACKGROUND An association between psychological stress and metabolic control can occur in patients with diabetes. AIM To determine the longitudinal association between different psychological stress domains (emotional burden, physician-related distress, regimen-related distress, diabetes-related interpersonal distress) and metabolic control of adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. MATERIAL AND ...