Psychosocial health in people with diabetes during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark.
J Diabetes Complications
; 35(4): 107858, 2021 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1039438
ABSTRACT
AIMS:
To analyze trajectories of psychosocial health among people with diabetes during the first three months of lockdowns and reopenings of the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark.METHODS:
An online longitudinal survey of 2430 people with diabetes consisting of six questionnaire waves (Q1-Q6) was conducted between March 19 and June 25, 2020. Psychosocial outcomes assessed were COVID-19 worries, quality of life, feelings of social isolation, psychological distress, diabetes distress, anxiety, and general and diabetes-specific loneliness. Trajectories in psychosocial health were analyzed with linear multilevel mixed-effects models. Subgroup analyses were conducted.RESULTS:
In total, 1366 (56%) people with diabetes responded to the first questionnaire. COVID-19 worries, feelings of social isolation, psychological distress, anxiety and general loneliness had all improved at Q6 compared to Q1 (pâ¯<â¯0.001). In general, improvements in psychosocial health started after the first reopening phase (April 15); however, general loneliness increased up to the first reopening phase (pâ¯≤â¯â¯0.001) before decreasing, and quality of life decreased up to the first reopening phase (pâ¯=â¯0.002), with no improvements to follow. Subgroup analyses revealed that women had larger decreases in feelings of social isolation (pâ¯<â¯0.001) and in psychological distress (pâ¯=â¯0.035) and increases in quality of life (pâ¯<â¯0.001), between Q1 and Q6, compared to men.CONCLUSIONS:
Psychosocial health in people with diabetes improved following reopening of society. However, increases in loneliness and decreases in quality of life during lockdown indicates a potential need to mitigate the acute effects of such policies.Keywords
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communicable Disease Control
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Mental Health
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Diabetes Mellitus
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
J Diabetes Complications
Journal subject:
Endocrinology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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