Diabetes Distress among Healthcare Providers: A Qualitative Study

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic and complex disease affecting over 30.3 million people in the United States [3]. As a chronic disease, diabetes requires intensive monitoring and management on the part of patients and their healthcare providers. Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are associated with acute and long-term medical complications and comorbidities including neuropathy, retinopathy, diabetic cardiomyopathy, and overall mortality (e.g., [24,30]. Diabetes is also associated with multiple co-morbid psychological conditions such as depression and anxiety as well as psychological conditions that are specific to the disease such as diabetes-related distress and fear of hypoglycemia (e.g., [7,8,15,19].
Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Source Type: research