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. 2020 Apr;25(5):652-664.
doi: 10.1177/1359105317727839. Epub 2017 Aug 31.

Unique relations between post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and patient functioning in type 2 diabetes

Danielle Arigo  1 , Vanessa Juth  2 , Paula Trief  3 , Kenneth Wallston  4 , Jan Ulbrecht  5 , Joshua M Smyth  5
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Unique relations between post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and patient functioning in type 2 diabetes

Danielle Arigo et al. J Health Psychol. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

This study examined reported post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in adults with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes who had no history of psychiatric diagnosis or treatment (n = 184, MHbA1c = 9.13%, standard deviation = 1.68). Participants reported moderate to severe intensity of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (M = 19.17, SD = 17.58). Together, depressive and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms accounted for 10-40 percent of the variance in type 2 diabetes outcomes; post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms were associated with elevated diabetes distress and more frequent exercise and self-blood glucose testing (unique R2 ~ 3%). Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may be overlooked in type 2 diabetes among patients without formal psychiatric diagnoses, and warrant increased attention.

Keywords: chronic illness; depression; diabetes; post-traumatic stress disorder; psychological distress.

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Declaration of conflicting interests

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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