Type 2 diabetes and influence of diabetes-specific distress on depression. (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Roy, Mukut; Sengupta, Nilanjan; Sahana, Pranab Kumar; Das, Chanchal; Talukdar, Payel; Baidya, Arjun; Goswami, Soumik
• Is Part Of: Diabetes research and clinical practice. Volume 143(2018)
• Page Start: 194
• Page End: 198
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: Diabetes -- Periodicals; Diabetes Mellitus -- Periodicals; 616.462
• DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2018.07.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0168-8227

Abstract

Highlights: Few studies exist regarding the relationship of depression and diabetes specific distress in type 2 diabetes. In the present study, there was overlapping of symptoms between depression by self-administered questionnaires and diabetes specific distress. The psychosocial widespread approach to type 2 diabetes may need to be reviewed and possibly include both assessment of depression and diabetes specific distress. Abstract: AIMS: Common psycho-social emotional reactions of patients with diabetes may be termed as diabetes-specific distress which is conceptually distinctive from depression. In patients with type 2 diabetes, different screening methods for depression may get influenced by simultaneous presence of diabetes distress. This study was planned to assess magnitude and relationship of depression and diabetes specific distress in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: Two hundred and fifty (250) adult patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) were assessed for depression based on Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth edition (DSM IV) criteria. Diabetes specific distress was assessed as per Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS) score. Results: Among study population of 250 adult T2DM patients, based on BDI score, 97 (38.8%) patients were found to suffer from depression and based on DSM IV criteria, prevalence of depression was 29.2%. A total of 62 (24.8%) patients were found to suffer from diabetes specific distress based on DDS score. Patients with severe diabetes specific distress had associated matching of symptoms with mild depression based on BDI score which was also statistically significant (p < 0.0001). However, these same individuals were non-depressed as per DSM-IV criteria. Conclusion: Recognizing depression with self-administered questionnaires may be influenced by concomitant presence of symptoms due to diabetes specific distress. Therefore, proper diagnosis of depression may be established by structured clinical interview and psycho-social management of type 2 diabetes should possibly include both assessment of depression and diabetes specific distress.