ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2025
Self-care activities mediate self-perceived burden and depression in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes.
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- Correlating corneal and meibomian gland morphology with diabetes duration in T2DMInternational journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
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backgroundDiabetes is becoming increasingly common and has become an important global health issue. In addition to physical damage, diabetes often leads to psychological complications, such as depressive symptoms. Self-care is considered to be the cornerstone of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management. This research evaluated depression and explored the associations between self-care activities, self-perceived burden, and depression among T2DM patients in China.
aimTo investigate the self-care activities and the association between depression and self-perceived burden among Chinese inpatients with T2DM.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in participants with T2DM. The data collected encompassed basic characteristics, diabetes self-care activities, depression levels, and self-perceived burdens. Bootstrapping was utilized to assess the mediating role of diabetes self-care activities.
resultsThere were 599 T2DM patients in the survey, and 71.8% had been diagnosed with the disease for 1-10 years. There were significant correlations between self-care activities, depression, and self-perceived burden. The significant coefficients for paths a (
conclusionThe mediating model presented here highlights the role of self-care activities in exerting both direct and indirect effects on depression in participants with T2DM.
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