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ArticleBMC research notes2018

Profiling the mental health of diabetic patients: a cross-sectional survey of Zimbabwean patients.

Alima M Nyoni, Matthew Chiwaridzo, Catherine Tadyanemhandu, James January, Jermaine M Dambi

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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Alima M NyoniDepartment of Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, P.O Box A178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6072-3847
Matthew ChiwaridzoDepartment of Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, P.O Box A178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4470-9604
Catherine TadyanemhanduDepartment of Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, P.O Box A178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1610-3699
James JanuaryDepartment of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, P.O Box A178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8074-9940
Jermaine M DambiDepartment of Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, P.O Box A178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe. jermainedambi@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2446-7903
University of Zimbabwe · ZW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe burden of diabetes mellitus has exponentially increased in low resource settings. Patients with diabetes are more likely to exhibit poor mental health which negatively affects treatment outcomes. However, patients with high levels of social support (SS) are likely to report optimal mental health. We sought to determine how SS affects the report of psychiatric morbidity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in 108 diabetic patients in Harare, Zimbabwe.

resultsThe average age of participants was 54.1 (SD 18.6) years. Most of the participants were; females (69.4%), married (51.9%), and were of low level of income (43.5%). 37.1% of the participants exhibited signs of psychiatric morbidity [mean Shona Symptoms Questionnaire score-6.7 (SD 3.2)]. Further, patients also reported lower HRQoL [mean EQ-5D-VAS score-64.1 (SD 15.3)] and high levels of SS [mean Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support score-43.7 (SD 11.5)]. Patients who received greater amount of SS had optimal mental health. Being female, unmarried, lower education attainment, having more comorbid conditions, being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and having been diagnosed of diabetes for a longer duration were associated with poorer mental health. It is important to develop context-specific interventions to improve diabetic patients' mental health.

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Quality of LifeSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsAdultAgedComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes MellitusDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedZimbabweDiabetesMental healthQuality of lifeSocial supportZimbabwe

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