Functional and self-rated health mediate the association between physical indicators of diabetes and depressive symptoms
Conclusions:
The way individuals perceive their health appears to have a stronger effect on their depressive symptoms than objective physical indicators of diabetes. Therefore practitioners should be trained to pay more attention to their patients' subjective health perceptions.
Source: BMC Family Practice - Category: Primary Care Authors: Sylvia BoehmeChristian GeiserBabette Renneberg Source Type: research
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