Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: May | Volume: 9 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 266-272
Psychosocial Distress among People with Type 2 Diabetes in India
Mrs. Perpetua Fernandes1, Dr. Prabha Dasila2, Dr. Sandeep Rai3, Dr. Sripriya Gopalkrishnan4
1PhD Scholar, MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
2 Professor, Principal, College of Nursing MGMIHS, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
3 Professor and Unit Head, MGM Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra India.
4Professor, Principal, Sadhu Vaswani College of Nursing, Pune, Maharashtra India
Corresponding Author: Perpetua Fernandes
ABSTRACT
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder, a growing concern for public health. Living with diabetes can be stressful not only to the individuals but also to their family members.
Objective:The study aimed at assessing the psychosocial distress experienced by the people with type 2 diabetes in India.
Research design and Methods:Across-sectional descriptive design was used. Participants were recruited from the outpatient department of a hospital with the use of Non-Probability Convenience sampling. Diabetes distress scale (DDS-17) was used to assess Diabetes related distress, including subscales emotional burden(EB), regimen-distress (RD), interpersonal distress(ID) and physician related distress (PD).
Results:One thirty one participants were studied. The mean age was 54.9 and male population was in majority for the study. The participants showed mild distress. The findings showed a significant difference between selected demographic characteristics and psychosocial distress at p 0.05 level.
Conclusion:Diabetes related distress can be assessed as a part of mental health. This assessment could contribute to efficient and less expensive early identification of people prone to develop further psychosocial problems.
Key words: Distress, Psychosocial, people, type 2 diabetes, regimen related & emotional.