Clinical Diabetes
Volume 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 163-169

Impact of sociodemographic and diabetes-related factors on the presence and severity of depression in immigrant Chinese Australian people with diabetes (Article) (Open Access)

Meng Z.* , Molyneaux L. , McGill M. , Shen X. , Yue D.K.
  • a Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Xiamen University, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
  • b Diabetes Centre of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, Sydney, United States
  • c Diabetes Centre of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, Sydney, United States
  • d Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Xiamen University, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China
  • e Diabetes Centre of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, Sydney, United States

Abstract

The coexistence of depression with diabetes significantly increases the likelihood of developing complications. This study aimed to describe the presence and severity of depression in immigrant Chinese Australian people with diabetes and explore its relationship to sociodemographic and diabetes-related factors. This study found that approximately one-fifth of immigrant Chinese Australian people with diabetes had symptoms consistent with moderate to severe depression and that individuals who are socially isolated and have more complex treatment and complications of diabetes are particularly at risk. © 2014 by the American Diabetes Association.

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depression Australia demography exercise human middle aged diabetes mellitus social interaction cross-sectional study glycemic control male female univariate analysis observational study Patient Health Questionnaire 9 Article major clinical study adult disease severity
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84908010931&doi=10.2337%2fdiaclin.32.4.163&partnerID=40&md5=f54f6d4032397a30f626dcd00f4d2dd4
DOI: 10.2337/diaclin.32.4.163
ISSN: 08918929
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English