TY - JOUR
T1 - Serious diabetes-specific emotional problems and depression in a Croatian-Dutch-English survey from the European Depression in Diabetes (EDID) Resarch Consortium
AU - Pouwer, F.
AU - Skinner, Timothy
AU - Pibernik-Okanovic, M.
AU - Beekman, A.T.F.
AU - Craddock, S.
AU - Szabo, S.
AU - Metelko, Z.
AU - Snoek, F.J.
AU - Robinson, K.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - It has been hypothesized that coverage of diabetes-specific issues (e.g. coping with complications, incapacity, pain) duringpsychotherapy may optimize the likelihood of treatment success for depression in patients with diabetes. However, it is stillunclear how often depression is confounded by diabetes-specific emotional problems. We aim to determine the levels ofdiabetes-specific emotional problems in diabetic individuals with high versus low levels of depression in a sample of 539outpatients with diabetes (202 Dutch, 185 Croatian and 152 English). Subjects completed the Center for EpidemiologicalStudies Depression and the Problem Areas in Diabetes scales. Percentages of patients with high depression scores were: 39 and34% (Croatian men and women), 19 and 21% (Dutch men and women), 19 and 39% (English men and women). Moreover, 79%(Croatian), 47% (Dutch) and 41% (English) of the patients with a severe depression score reported to have four or more seriousdiabetes-specific emotional problems. For patients with low depression scores, these percentages were: 29% (Croatian), 11%(Dutch) and 1% (English).Serious diabetes-specific emotional problems are particularly prevalent in depressed diabetes patients. Randomizedcontrolled trials are warranted to test whether coverage of diabetes-specific issues during psychotherapy can further improve the treatment of depression in diabetes.© 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - It has been hypothesized that coverage of diabetes-specific issues (e.g. coping with complications, incapacity, pain) duringpsychotherapy may optimize the likelihood of treatment success for depression in patients with diabetes. However, it is stillunclear how often depression is confounded by diabetes-specific emotional problems. We aim to determine the levels ofdiabetes-specific emotional problems in diabetic individuals with high versus low levels of depression in a sample of 539outpatients with diabetes (202 Dutch, 185 Croatian and 152 English). Subjects completed the Center for EpidemiologicalStudies Depression and the Problem Areas in Diabetes scales. Percentages of patients with high depression scores were: 39 and34% (Croatian men and women), 19 and 21% (Dutch men and women), 19 and 39% (English men and women). Moreover, 79%(Croatian), 47% (Dutch) and 41% (English) of the patients with a severe depression score reported to have four or more seriousdiabetes-specific emotional problems. For patients with low depression scores, these percentages were: 29% (Croatian), 11%(Dutch) and 1% (English).Serious diabetes-specific emotional problems are particularly prevalent in depressed diabetes patients. Randomizedcontrolled trials are warranted to test whether coverage of diabetes-specific issues during psychotherapy can further improve the treatment of depression in diabetes.© 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1016/j.diabres.2005.03.031
DO - 10.1016/j.diabres.2005.03.031
M3 - Article
C2 - 15913827
SN - 0168-8227
VL - 70
SP - 166
EP - 173
JO - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
JF - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
IS - 2
ER -
