Published In
Journal Of Diabetes And Its Complications
Document Type
Post-Print
Publication Date
4-2017
Subjects
Social networks -- Health aspects, Social networks -- Psychological aspects, Indians of North America, Older people -- Mental health, Diabetes in old age, Diabetes -- Psychological aspects
Abstract
Aims—Among older American Indian women with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), we examined the association between mental health and T2DM control and if social support modifies the association.
Methods—Survey data were linked to T2DM medical record information. Mental health measures were the Center for Epidemiologic Studies – Depression Scale and the National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day instrument. T2DM control was all HbA1c values taken post mental health measures.
Results—There was not a significant association between depressive symptomatology and higher HbA1c although increased depressive symptomatology was associated with higher HbA1c values among participants with low social support. There was a significant association between psychological trauma and higher HbA1c values 12 months [mean 7.5, 95% CI 7.0–8.0 for no trauma vs. mean 7.0, 95% CI 6.3–7.6 for trauma with no symptoms vs. mean 8.4, 95% CI 7.7–9.1 for trauma with =1 symptom(s)] and 6 months later [mean 7.2, 95% CI 6.7–7.7 for no trauma vs. mean HbA1c 6.8, 95% CI 6.2–7.4 for trauma with no symptoms vs. mean 8.4, 95% CI 7.6–9.2 for trauma with ≥1 symptom(s)]. High social support attenuated the association between psychological trauma and HbA1c values.
Conclusions—T2DM programs may consider activities that would strengthen participants’ social support and thereby building on an intrinsic community strength.
DOI
10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.01.004
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20053
Citation Details
Goins, R. T., Noonan, C., Gonzales, K., Winchester, B., & Bradley, V. L. (2017). Association of depressive symptomology and psychological trauma with diabetes control among older American Indian women: Does social support matter?. Journal of diabetes and its complications, 31(4), 669-674.
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Copyright 2017. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ .
The definitive version can be found on the publisher site. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.01.004