Symptoms of depression prospectively predict poorer self-care in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Diabet Med
; 25(9): 1102-7, 2008 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
AIMS:
To examine prospectively the association of depression symptoms with subsequent self-care and medication adherence in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus.METHODS:
Two hundred and eight primary care patients with Type 2 diabetes completed the Harvard Department of Psychiatry/National Depression Screening Day Scale (HANDS) and the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) at baseline and at follow-up, an average of 9 months later. They also self-reported medication adherence at baseline and at a follow-up.RESULTS:
Baseline HANDS scores ranged from 0 to 27, with a mean score of 5.15 +/- 4.99. In separate linear regression models that adjusted for baseline self-care, patients with higher levels of depressive symptoms at baseline reported significantly lower adherence to general diet recommendations and specific recommendations for consumption of fruits and vegetables and spacing of carbohydrates; less exercise; and poorer foot care at follow-up (beta ranging from -0.12 to -0.23; P < 0.05). Similarly, each one-point increase in baseline HANDS score was associated with a 1.08-fold increase in the odds of non-adherence to prescribed medication at follow-up (95% confidence interval 1.001, 1.158, P = 0.047). Increases in depression scores over time also predicted poorer adherence to aspects of diet and exercise.CONCLUSIONS:
Depressive symptoms predict subsequent non-adherence to important aspects of self-care in patients with Type 2 diabetes, even after controlling for baseline self-care. Although the relationship between symptoms of depression and poorer diabetes self-care is consistent, it is not large, and interventions may need to address depression and self-care skills simultaneously in order to maximize effects on diabetes outcomes.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autocuidado
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Cooperação do Paciente
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Transtorno Depressivo
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Diabet Med
Assunto da revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos