Who ’s distressed? A comparison of diabetes-related distress by type of diabetes and medication

Managing diabetes is not easy. Polonsky and associates describe diabetes as a “complex, demanding, and often confusing set of self-care directives” in which “patients may become frustrated, angry, overwhelmed, and/or discouraged” (p. 626) [1]. Accordingly, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) position statement recommends psychosocial assessment as an integrated pa rt of routine care for people with diabetes (Young-Hyman, 2016) [2].

Source: Patient Education and Counseling - March 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jana L. Wardian, Joshua Tate, Irene Folaron, Sky Graybill, Mark True, Tom Sauerwein Source Type: research