Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh; Centre for Advanced Research Excellence in Public Health, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh.
Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh.
Prim Care Diabetes. 2021 Oct;15(5):778-785. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2021.06.009. Epub 2021 Jun 25.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every individual's life. It has been shown that mortality in people with underlying diseases including diabetes has been very high. The present study aimed to measure diabetes related worries (outcome) and their associations with social support and lifestyle (exposures) amongst people with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An online cross-sectional survey was completed by 928 respondents (>18 years) between 15-11-2020 and 12-12-2020. The questionnaire comprised four sections: socio-demographic details, diabetic-related worries, social support, and behavioral changes due to COVID-19. Descriptive statistics, correlations and hierarchical regression analysis were performed in the study.
Data from 928 respondents (51.61% male; mean age = 52.48 [SD = 11.76]; age range = 18-86 years) were analyzed. The mean score for COVID-19 specific diabetes worries was 3.13 out of 8. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that the mean COVID-19-specific diabetes worries score was significantly associated with lower age, cigarette smoking, perceived poor health status, presence of other diabetic complications. Lack of social support from family, friends, work colleagues and diabetes care team and also eating more than usual were also significantly associated with COVID-19 specific diabetes worry.
Diabetes related worries were strongly associated with a lack of social support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings suggest the need of social support as well as improving knowledge and guidelines is important for people with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 大流行对每个人的生活都产生了影响。研究表明，患有糖尿病等基础疾病的人的死亡率非常高。本研究旨在测量 COVID-19 大流行期间糖尿病患者的糖尿病相关担忧（结果）及其与社会支持和生活方式（暴露）的关系。
在 2020 年 11 月 15 日至 12 月 12 日期间，通过在线横断面调查完成了 928 名（年龄>18 岁）受访者的调查。问卷包括四个部分：社会人口统计学细节、糖尿病相关担忧、社会支持以及因 COVID-19 而发生的行为变化。在研究中进行了描述性统计、相关性和层次回归分析。
分析了 928 名受访者（51.61%为男性；平均年龄=52.48[SD=11.76]；年龄范围为 18-86 岁）的数据。COVID-19 特定糖尿病担忧的平均得分为 8 分中的 3.13 分。层次回归分析显示，COVID-19 特定糖尿病担忧的平均得分与年龄较小、吸烟、感知健康状况不佳、存在其他糖尿病并发症显著相关。缺乏来自家庭、朋友、工作同事和糖尿病护理团队的社会支持，以及比平时吃得更多，也与 COVID-19 特定的糖尿病担忧显著相关。
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，糖尿病相关担忧与社会支持不足密切相关。研究结果表明，在 COVID-19 大流行期间，糖尿病患者需要社会支持以及提高知识和指南非常重要。
