Roy M, et al. - In patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers intended to evaluate the magnitude and association of depression and diabetes specific distress. Results of this study suggested that recognizing depression with self-administered questionnaires could be influenced by concomitant presence of symptoms due to diabetes specific distress. Data reported that proper diagnosis of depression could be established by structured clinical interview and psycho-social management of type 2 diabetes should possibly incorporate assessment of depression as well as diabetes specific distress.

Methods

• Based on Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth edition (DSM IV) criteria, 250 adult patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) were evaluated for depression.
• As per Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS) score, diabetes specific distress was evaluated.

Results

• According to the findings obtained, among study population of 250 adult T2DM patients, based on BDI score, 97 (38.8%) subjects were found to suffer from depression.
• It was noted that prevalence of depression was 29.2% based on DSM IV criteria.
• Based on DDS score, 62 (24.8%) patients were found to suffer from diabetes specific distress.
• Findings revealed that patients with severe diabetes specific distress had associated matching of symptoms with mild depression based on BDI score which was also statistically significant (p < 0.0001).
• Data reported that these same individuals were non-depressed as per DSM-IV criteria.