The associations of anxiety, depression and personal illness representations with glycaemic control and health-related quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Christopher Dickens, C. Paschalides, A. J. Wearden, R. Dunkerley, C. Bundy, R. Davies, C. M. Dickens

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    Abstract

    This study examined the interrelationships of anxiety, depression and personal illness representations with glycaemic control and health-related quality of life in adults with Type 2 diabetes. One hundred eighty-four consecutive patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus completed the Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ), the Well-Being Scale (WBQ) and the Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36). Demographic characteristics, details of diabetes status (duration of diabetes, treatments and complications) and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) were recorded. Depression was correlated with greater perceived symptom load (r=.48, P
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)557-564
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of psychosomatic research
    Volume57
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 2004

    Keywords

    • Depression
    • Diabetes mellitus
    • Illness perceptions
    • Quality of life

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