Effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions for the treatment of diabetes-specific emotional distress and glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Psychological comorbidity is high in people with T2DM, with extensive research demonstrating that approximately 30% of patients experience depressive affect [1 –3]. More recently linked to T2DM is diabetes-specific emotional distress (DSD), demonstrating similar prevalence (36%) to depression [4], but encapsulates a much wider affective experience than depression, constituting distinctive emotional concerns within the ‘spectrum of patient experience’ for those living with a progressive and chronic condition [5,6].
Source: Primary Care Diabetes - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Original research Source Type: research