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The importance of addressing depression and diabetes distress in adults with type 2 diabetes

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Owens-Gary, Michelle D., Zhang, Xuanping, Jawanda, Shawn, Bullard, Kai McKeever, Allweiss, Pamela, Smith, Bryce D.·2019·Journal of General Internal Medicine

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People with type 2 diabetes often experience two common mental health conditions: depression and diabetes distress. Both increase a patient's risk for mortality, poor disease management, diabetes-related complications, and poor quality of life. The American Diabetes Association and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommend routine evaluations for these conditions in adults for optimal disease management and prevention of life-threatening complications. However, barriers exist within primary care and specialty settings that make screening for depression and diabetes distress challenging. Depression and diabetes distress influence diabetes self-care and diabetes control and barriers in clinical care practice that can hinder detection and management of psychosocial issues in diabetes care. This paper highlights opportunities to increase mental health screenings and provides strategies to help providers address depression and diabetes distress in patients with type 2 diabetes.

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  • High levels of diabetes distress are known to negatively affect self-care behaviors, medication adherence, and glycemic control.

    “This finding is clinically important, as high levels of diabetes distress are known to negatively affect self-care behaviors, medication adherence, and glycemic control [40-42].”
  • Weight loss through lifestyle or drug approaches improves obstructive sleep apnea.

    “Weight loss whether via lifestyle intervention or pharmacologic approaches also has been shown to result in improvements of OSA.1628–1630,1632–1636”

    From American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update. (2022) · cites this paper as [1629]

    The sections on diabetes self-care and collaborative care discuss depression, diabetes distress, and diabetes outcomes, not obstructive sleep apnea. Searches for OSA and for weight loss through lifestyle or pharmacologic approaches found no passage addressing the claimed effect. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  • Continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea in people with prediabetes or diabetes improves obstructive sleep apnea symptoms.

    “Treatment of OSA in persons with prediabetes and DM with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improves OSA symptoms.1623,1628–1631”

    From American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update. (2022) · cites this paper as [1629]

    The Abstract and Conclusion discuss depression and diabetes distress in people with type 2 diabetes, not obstructive sleep apnea. Searches of our copy for CPAP, obstructive sleep apnea, and prediabetes found no passage addressing whether CPAP improves OSA symptoms. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  1. [32]32. Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JBW. The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med 2001.16:606-13. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016009606.x. · DOI · Paper page

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Authors
Owens-Gary, M. D., Zhang, X., Jawanda, S., Bullard, K. M., Allweiss, P., & Smith, B. D.
Affiliations
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
  • Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (US)
Corresponding author
Owens-Gary, Michelle D.
Venue
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Published
2018-10-22
Volume
34
Issue
2
Pages
320-324
ISSN
  • 0884-8734 (ISSN-L)
  • 1525-1497
OpenAlex
W2896722775
Cited by
194
References
35
Citations by year
2026: 18 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 51 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 1
FWCI
0.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of General Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Education
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
Keywords
type 2 diabetes, depression, diabetes distress, mental health screening, primary care, diabetes self-care, glycemic control, psychosocial barriers, diabetes complications, quality of life
MeSH terms
Adult, Depression, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Humans, Mass Screening, Self Care, Stress, Psychological, United States

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