Open AccessEffect of Comorbid Depression on Outcomes in Diabetes and Its Relationship to Quality of Care and Patient Adherence
Author(s) -
David A. Katerndahl,
Walter L. Calmbach,
Johanna Becho
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.11m01269
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , diabetes mellitus , mental health , quality of life (healthcare) , ambulatory , family medicine , intervention (counseling) , patient satisfaction , ambulatory care , health care , psychiatry , nursing , economic growth , economics , macroeconomics , endocrinology
To determine whether current depression was associated with poorer quality of care and poorer patient adherence to treatment regimens and whether current depression was associated with patient diabetes outcomes independent of its relationships to quality of care and patient adherence among patients with diabetes.