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Social support and diabetes distress among adults with type 2 diabetes covered by Alabama Medicaid.
Citation | “Social Support And Diabetes Distress Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Covered By Alabama Medicaid.”. Diabetic Medicine : A Journal Of The British Diabetic Association, p. e14503. . |
Center | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Author | Caroline A Presley, Favel L Mondesir, Lucia D Juarez, April A Agne, Kevin R Riggs, Yufeng Li, Maria Pisu, Emily B Levitan, Janet M Bronstein, Andrea L Cherrington |
Keywords | Medicaid, diabetes distress, population-based, Social support |
Abstract |
AIMS: Diabetes distress affects approximately 36% of adults with diabetes and is associated with worse diabetes self-management and poor glycaemic control. We characterized participants' diabetes distress and studied the relationship between social support and diabetes distress. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we surveyed a population-based sample of adults with type 2 diabetes covered by Alabama Medicaid. We used the Diabetes Distress Scale assessing emotional burden, physician-related, regimen-related and interpersonal distress. We assessed participants' level of diabetes-specific social support and satisfaction with this support, categorized as low or moderate-high. We performed multivariable logistic regression of diabetes distress by level of and satisfaction with social support, adjusting for demographics, disease severity, self-efficacy and depressive symptoms. RESULTS: In all, 1147 individuals participated; 73% were women, 41% White, 58% Black and 3% Hispanic. Low level of or satisfaction with social support was reported by 11% of participants; 7% of participants had severe diabetes distress. Participants with low satisfaction with social support were statistically significantly more likely to have severe diabetes distress than those with moderate-high satisfaction, adjusted odds ratio 2.43 (95% CI 1.30, 4.54). CONCLUSIONS: Interventions addressing diabetes distress in adults with type 2 diabetes may benefit from a focus on improving diabetes-specific social support. |
Year of Publication |
2021
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Journal |
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association
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Volume |
38
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Issue |
4
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Number of Pages |
e14503
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Date Published |
04/2021
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ISSN Number |
1464-5491
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DOI |
10.1111/dme.14503
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Alternate Journal |
Diabet Med
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PMID |
33351189
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PMCID |
PMC7979501
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