Open AccessEVALUATION OF DIABETES RELATED DISTRESS AND ITS PREVELANCE IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
Author(s) -
Bhanu Pratap Singh,
Abhimanyu Singh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v5i8.2104
Subject(s) - distress , diabetes mellitus , medicine , type 2 diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , clinical psychology
Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the most challenging public health problems in 21st century. Aims at examining the diabetes related distress among adults living with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Methods: We conducted a study in Mahatma Gandhi Medical College on 150 patients who were known cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus, to screen and account for diabetes related distress according to the DDS 17 scale.
Results: In our study, 72.00% diabetic patients had no distress, 26.00% patients had moderate distress and only 2.00% patients high distress. ‘
Conclusion: We concluded that prevalence of diabetes related distress in our study was less.
Keywords: DM, Diabetes related distress, Prevalence.
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