Groh Carla J, J Moran Katherine
a University of Detroit Mercy , McAuley School of Nursing , Detroit , Michigan , USA.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2016;37(2):106-12. doi: 10.3109/01612840.2015.1087605.
Depression is one of the most serious mental health comorbidities associated with diabetes. In this pilot study, we describe the associations identified via a cross-sectional survey among demographic variables, depression, self-efficacy, and glycemic control in a primarily minority population (mean age = 57.9 years; n = 30) with diabetes mellitus. Descriptive, bivariate, and correlation analyses were conducted. A significant inverse relationship was detected between depression and self-efficacy; however the relationship between depression and A1C was not significant. The implications of these findings include the need for interventions that regularly screen for depression and self-efficacy in persons diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, especially in the earlier years of diagnosis.
抑郁症是与糖尿病相关的最严重的心理健康合并症之一。在这项初步研究中，我们描述了通过横断面调查在一个主要为少数族裔的糖尿病患者群体（平均年龄 = 57.9岁；n = 30）中确定的人口统计学变量、抑郁、自我效能感和血糖控制之间的关联。进行了描述性、双变量和相关性分析。在抑郁与自我效能感之间检测到显著的负相关关系；然而，抑郁与糖化血红蛋白（A1C）之间的关系并不显著。这些发现的意义包括需要采取干预措施，定期对糖尿病患者进行抑郁症和自我效能感筛查，尤其是在诊断后的早期阶段。
