High anxiety and depressive symptoms in partners of type 1 diabetes persons in a sample of the Brazilian population

Autor: E. Buin, E. J. Pavin, M. S. V. M. Silveira
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1758-5996
DOI: 10.1186/s13098-020-00531-5
Popis: Abstract Background Type 1 diabetes (T1D) affects psychologically not only the persons with diabetes themselves but affects their family members. Few studies were conducted to investigate mental health in T1D partners. This study aims: (1) to investigate the frequency of depressive and anxiety symptoms in T1D partners and, (2) to investigate the associations among partners’ depressive and anxiety symptoms and their sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics, and (3) to investigate the associations among partners’ depressive and anxiety symptoms and clinical, laboratory and demographic characteristics of their T1D spouses in a Brazilian population. Methods In a transversal study 72 T1D partners were interviewed. Partners were invited to take part in the study during their T1D spouses’ routine consultations. Those who consented to take part in the study signed the consent form. This study followed the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the University Ethics in Research Committee. Inclusion criteria were T1D partners age ≥ 18 and T1D diagnosis > 6 months. Exclusion criteria were cognitive impairment, history of major psychiatric disorders, and severe chronic and terminal diseases. Depressive symptoms were evaluated by the depression subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADD) and anxiety symptoms were evaluated by the anxiety subscale of the same instrument (HADA). T1D partners were divided into subgroups according to score ≥ 8 and
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