Relationship of diabetes related distress with psychological distress in type 2 diabetic patients

Objectives: to examine the predictive role of diabetes related distress (emotional burden,physician-related distress,regimen-related distress and interpersonal distress) in psychological distress among type 2 diabetic patients. methodology: it was a correlation study conducted on type 2 diabetic patients dwelling in faisalabad city. one hundred and twenty diabetic patients were recruited through purposive convenient sampling technique. brief interview form,17-items diabetes distress scale and 10-items psychological distress scale were used for data collection. linear,multiple regression analysis and independent t-test were computed via spss. results: out of 120 participants,60 were males and 60 were females. age ranged from 21 to 50 years (mean 37.3 ±7.48146). diabetes distress (p =.000) emotional burden (p =.019) and interpersonal distress (p =.000) significantly predicted psychological distress among type 2 diabetic patients. additionally,a significant gender difference was found in respect to diabetic distress (p =.000) regimen-related distress (p =.01) and interpersonal distress (p = .025). conclusion: diabetes related distress in the form of emotional burden and interpersonal distress are significant predictors of psychological distress among type 2 diabetic patients. however male and female diabetic patients differ in experiencing distress associated with their disease. © 2017,postgraduate medical institute. all rights reserved.