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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Diabetes Treatment and Mental Illness: A Call for an Integrated Health Care System in Underserved Semi-Rural Malaysia.

Govindamal Thangiah, Hamimatunnisa Johar, Roshidi Ismail, Ulrich Reininghaus, Till Bärnighausen, Sivakumar Thurairajasingam, Daniel Reidpath, Tin Tin Su

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Govindamal ThangiahSouth East Asia Community Observatory (SEACO) & Global Public Health, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya 47500, Malaysia.
Hamimatunnisa JoharSouth East Asia Community Observatory (SEACO) & Global Public Health, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya 47500, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-8713-4121
Roshidi IsmailSouth East Asia Community Observatory (SEACO) & Global Public Health, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya 47500, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-0698-7964
Ulrich ReininghausDepartment of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, 68159 Mannheim, Germany.
Till BärnighausenHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Heidelberg, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
Sivakumar ThurairajasingamClinical School Johor Bahru, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Johor Bahru 80100, Malaysia.
Daniel ReidpathInstitute for Global Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh EH21 6UU, UK.
Tin Tin SuSouth East Asia Community Observatory (SEACO) & Global Public Health, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya 47500, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-0387-6406
Monash University Malaysia · MYHeidelberg University · DEKing's College London · GBQueen Margaret University · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) management imposes a tremendous psychological burden on patients. The study investigates the association between DM treatment with blood glucose (BG) control and common mental health conditions. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1821 individuals with DM in a community-based survey conducted in 2013. Information on respondents’ sociodemographic, mental health, DM treatment, and BG levels was collected. Multinomial logistic regression was employed to examine the association of diabetes treatment with controlled BG levels (<11.1 mmol/L) (42.5%, n = 774) or uncontrolled BG levels (34.3%, n = 625) compared with those not undergoing treatment (23.2%, n = 422) on depression anxiety, and stress. Having DM treatment and controlled BG was associated with high depressive symptoms (Relative Risk Ratio, RRR: 2.42; 95% CI 1.33−4.41) and high anxiety symptoms (1.66; 1.08−2.56) but not with perceived stress. However, treated DM with uncontrolled BG was associated with anxiety (high: 1.64; 1.05−2.56; low: 2.59; 1.10−6.09) but not depression or perceived stress. Our results suggest that being treated for DM, regardless of glucose control status, was associated with anxiety symptoms, whereas being treated with controlled BG was associated with high depressive symptoms. This situation highlights the need for integrative, multidisciplinary care for DM patients with mental health comorbidities.

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Delivery of Health Care, IntegratedDiabetes MellitusAnxiety DisordersCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMalaysiaanxietyblood glucose depressiondiabetes controldiabetes mellitusglucose controlmental healthstress

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PMID36011650
PMCPMC9408510
OpenAlexW4291776581

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