Diabetes-Related Distress, Depression and Distress-Depression among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Malaysia

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152095
• Publication Date: 2016-03-22T17:36:10Z
• Authors: Boon-How Chew; Rimke Vos; Sherina Mohd-Sidik; Guy E. H. M. Rutten
• Keywords: Depression; Patient Health Questionnaire

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) brings about an increasing psychosocial problem in adult patients. Prevalence data on and associated factors of related distress (DRD) depression have been lacking Asia. This study aimed to examine the prevalence DRD depression, their Asian T2DM was conducted three public health clinics measuring (Diabetes Distress Scale, DDS), (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ). Patients who were at least 30 years age, had for more than one year, with regular follow-up recent laboratory results (< 3 months) consecutively recruited. Associations between DRD, combination DRD-depression demographic clinical characteristics analysed using generalized linear models. From 752 invited people, 700 participated (mean age 56.9 years, 52.8% female, 52.9% Malay, 79.1% married). 49.2% 41.7%, respectively. correlated, spearman's r = 0.50. higher younger (OR 0.995, 95% CI 0.996 0.991), Chinese 1.2, 1.04 1.29), attending Dengkil clinic 1.1, 1.00 1.22) scores PHQ 1.06). Depression less likely unmarried compared divorced/separately living those clinic, but patients microvascular complications 1.4, 1.06 1.73) DDS 1.03, 1.02 1.03). For unemployment 4.7, 21.20) positive association, whereas under medical care Salak 0.28, 0.12 0.63), a blood pressure > 130/80 mmHg 0.53, 0.32 0.89) experience both depression. common correlated adults primary level. Socio-demographic