Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2014 Oct;32(4):163-9.
doi: 10.2337/diaclin.32.4.163.

Impact of sociodemographic and diabetes-related factors on the presence and severity of depression in immigrant chinese Australian people with diabetes

Zhaolin Meng, Lynda Molyneaux, Margaret McGill, Xingping Shen, Dennis K Yue

Impact of sociodemographic and diabetes-related factors on the presence and severity of depression in immigrant chinese Australian people with diabetes

Zhaolin Meng et al. Clin Diabetes. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

The coexistence of depression with diabetes significantly increases the likelihood of developing complications. This study aimed to describe the presence and severity of depression in immigrant Chinese Australian people with diabetes and explore its relationship to sociodemographic and diabetes-related factors. This study found that approximately one-fifth of immigrant Chinese Australian people with diabetes had symptoms consistent with moderate to severe depression and that individuals who are socially isolated and have more complex treatment and complications of diabetes are particularly at risk.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The relationship between quality of sleep and PHQ-9 score (F = 15.431, P < 0.001) (for quality of sleep, 1 = bad, 5 = excellent.) The bars in this figure show mean scores.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. Holt RIG, Phillips DIW, Jameson KA, Cooper C, Dennison EM, Peveler RC: The relationship between depression and diabetes mellitus: findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study. Diabet Med 26:641–648, 2009 - PubMed
    1. Ali S, Stone MA, Peters JL, Davies MJ, Khunti K: The prevalence of co-morbid depression in adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabet Med 23:1165–1173, 2006 - PubMed
    1. Lin E, Heckbert SR, Rutter CM, Katon WJ, Ciechanowski P, Ludman EJ, Oliver M, Young BA, McCulloch DK, Korff MV: Depression and increased mortality in diabetes: unexpected causes of death. Ann Fam Med 7:414–421, 2009 - PMC - PubMed
    1. Roy T, Lloyd CE, Pouwer F, Holt RIG, Sartorius N: Screening tools used for measuring depression among people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review. Diabet Med 29:164–175, 2012 - PubMed
    1. Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JB: Patient Health Questionnaire Primary Care Study Group: Validation and utility of a self-report version of PRIME-MD: the PHQ Primary Care study. JAMA 282:1737–1744, 1999 - PubMed