Diabetes distress and associated factors among adults with diabetes mellitus residing in a metropolitan city of India: a community-based study
Anam Anil Alwani, Ravneet Kaur, Mohan Bairwa, Puneet Misra, Baridalyne Nongkynrih · 2024
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Anam Anil Alwani and four colleagues published a community study in two thousand twenty-four on diabetes distress in Delhi, India. Diabetes distress is the emotional burden of living with the disease's daily demands. It is often missed even though guidelines urge regular screening.
Four hundred twelve adults with diabetes from one urban colony answered standard distress, self-care, and health questionnaires. About thirty-five percent had significant distress. Being female, poorer, having other illnesses, a decade or more since diagnosis, being on treatment, and lacking social support all raised the odds. The team also compared self-care, sugar control, and healthy days between distressed and non-distressed groups. The authors press for routine distress checks in city clinics.
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| CREATOR | Anam Anil Alwani, Ravneet Kaur, Mohan Bairwa, Puneet Misra, Baridalyne Nongkynrih |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |