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Nielsen MH, Jensen AL, Pedersen ML, Seibæk L. Living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or type 2 diabetes in Greenland - a qualitative interpretive description study. Int J Circumpolar Health 2024; 83:2296706. [PMID: 38127836 PMCID: PMC10763871 DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2296706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Non-communicable diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) represent major challenges for health systems all over the world. In an interview study, we explored patient experiences and perspectives of being diagnosed and living with COPD or T2D in Greenland. Participants (n = 24) were selected by purposeful sampling and recruited by phone. We conducted individual semi-structured interviews at the National Hospital in Nuuk and the four regional hospitals. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analysed using interpretive description. Three themes emerged: shock and shame on receiving the diagnosis, coping with a changed life, and varying needs for care and communication. We found that being diagnosed with COPD or T2D required a rapid change in the participants' everyday lives and lifestyle behaviours. Some self-managed their disease well and were able to transfer their knowledge and integrate it into their daily lives, while others struggled to make lifestyle changes. Additionally, living with COPD or T2D could be related to silence and shame. The findings contribute to a better understanding of living with COPD or T2D in the Arctic region and the development of future, culturally-adapted patient education initiatives.
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- Maja Hykkelbjerg Nielsen
- Queen Ingrid’s Hospital, Steno Diabetes Center Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland
- Greenland Center for Health Research, Department of Health and Nature, Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Queen Ingrid’s Hospital, Steno Diabetes Center Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland
- Greenland Center for Health Research, Department of Health and Nature, Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland
- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Greenland Center for Health Research, Department of Health and Nature, Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Wiedicke A, Rattei F, Reifegerste D. Assigning Responsibility for Depression and Diabetes: Frame Building Factors in Health Coverage. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2024; 39:1418-1428. [PMID: 37219397 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2216485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Although frame building is a crucial part of framing in health communication, it is much less understood than media frames or their effects on audiences (i.e. frame setting). To address this research gap, we analyzed the individual, organizational, and external factors of influence contributing to the media's portrayal of responsibility for two major health issues: depression and diabetes. To identify relevant factors, we conducted 23 semi-structured interviews with German journalists who regularly report on these health issues. Our findings indicate that the way in which media coverage portrays responsibilities in depression and diabetes is affected by a variety of factors. These include individual (journalist role perception, journalistic routines, academic background and personal experiences with depression, diabetes-related knowledge, and personal values and beliefs), organizational (editorial lines, space limits, time limitations and payment, and newsroom structures), and external (health news sources, audience interest, newsworthiness, and social norms) factors. Notably, there are differences between depression and diabetes coverage - especially regarding individual factors - confirming that frame building, similar to framing in general, should be examined with regard to specific issues. Nevertheless, some factors that seem important across different topics could be identified.
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- Department of Media and Communication Research, University of Erfurt
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Seiter JS, Curran T, Elwood RE. Make No Apologies: Fear of Negative Evaluation, Depressive Symptoms, and the Mediating Role of Accounting for COVID-Safe Behavior Amongst People at High-Risk for Severe Illness. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2024; 39:896-905. [PMID: 36949567 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2191884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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With the goal of understanding unique and important threats to the mental health of people who are especially vulnerable to severe illness as a result of COVID-19, this study investigated associations between such individuals' fear of negative evaluation, tendency to "account for" practicing COVID-safe behaviors, and depressive symptoms. Grounded in perspectives on self-presentation, normative influence, and cognitive dissonance, we hypothesized that fear of negative evaluation would relate positively to accounting for COVID-safe behaviors, which, in turn, would associate positively with increased depressive symptoms. The results showed that increased fear of negative evaluation predicted an increased use of apologies and excuses, which in turn were positively related to depressive symptoms. Justifications for COVID-safe behaviors were not significantly associated with either fear of evaluation or depressive symptoms. The practical and theoretical implications are discussed.
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- John S Seiter
- Department of Communication Studies and Philosophy, Utah State University
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- Department of Communication Studies and Philosophy, Utah State University
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- Department of Communication Studies and Philosophy, Utah State University
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Dickinson JK, Posesorski RE, Djiovanis SG, Brady VJ. Impact of Negative or Stigmatizing Messages on Diabetes Outcomes: An Integrative Review. Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care 2024; 50:167-178. [PMID: 38454649 DOI: 10.1177/26350106241232644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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PURPOSE The purpose was to determine if negative or stigmatizing language and messaging have an impact on diabetes distress, outcomes, or care behaviors in people with diabetes. Since 2012, when the first language position statement was published, the way health care professionals talk to people with diabetes has been an ongoing topic of discussion. However, there have been no recent literature reviews evaluating the impact of problem language on outcomes among people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. METHODS An integrative review was conducted using 4 electronic databases: CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science, and Medline (Ovid). Studies reporting on diabetes, language, stigma, diabetes distress, glycemic outcomes, and self-care behaviors were included. RESULTS The review included 9 studies, all of which were of high quality. The impact of negative or stigmatizing language on self-care behaviors was the most commonly addressed outcome. Whereas some studies revealed no change, others reported a decrease in self-care behaviors by people with diabetes who had negative perceptions of provider messages. Actual or perceived use of negative or stigmatizing language is linked to higher A1C. Four studies reported an association between messages and diabetes distress. CONCLUSIONS Negative/stigmatizing language has both an immediate and long-term effect on people with diabetes. The inconsistent approaches to studying language in diabetes makes it challenging to compare outcomes and identify themes. Future research is needed to identify effective interventions to change the messages in diabetes.
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Embick R, Jackson M, Stewart R. The impact of stigma on the management of type 1 diabetes: A systematic review. Diabet Med 2024; 41:e15299. [PMID: 38361327 DOI: 10.1111/dme.15299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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AIMS To systematically review the literature investigating the links between stigma and the management of type 1 diabetes. METHODS A systematic literature review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Both quantitative and qualitative data were considered. Included papers were subject to quality assessment using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT), and a narrative synthesis of results was reported. RESULTS Nineteen articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis. Amongst these, one study used mixed methods, nine were qualitative, and nine were quantitative. All studies found a negative relationship between stigma and type 1 diabetes management. Qualitative studies provided a further understanding of the effects observed in the quantitative studies and found that stigma can affect self-care activities, disclosure of diabetes, and the uptake of diabetes technology. Systemic causes of stigma and intersectional stigma were also observed. CONCLUSIONS This review highlights that people with type 1 diabetes are negatively affected by stigma, irrespective of their age, gender, culture, or use of diabetes technology. Quantitative studies were limited, in that all studies were cross-sectional, and there was a lack of standardisation across outcome measures. There is a need for interventions to target stigma on both an individual and a systemic level, particularly where people experience multiple intersecting stigmas.
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- Ronda Embick
- North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme, School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme, School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- Gladstone Centre, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Bangor, UK
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Schnell O, Barnard-Kelly K, Battelino T, Ceriello A, Larsson HE, Fernández-Fernández B, Forst T, Frias JP, Gavin JR, Giorgino F, Groop PH, Heerspink HJL, Herzig S, Hummel M, Huntley G, Ibrahim M, Itzhak B, Jacob S, Ji L, Kosiborod M, Lalic N, Macieira S, Malik RA, Mankovsky B, Marx N, Mathieu C, Müller TD, Ray K, Rodbard HW, Rossing P, Rydén L, Schumm-Draeger PM, Schwarz P, Škrha J, Snoek F, Tacke F, Taylor B, Jeppesen BT, Tesfaye S, Topsever P, Vilsbøll T, Yu X, Standl E. CVOT Summit Report 2023: new cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic outcomes. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2024; 23:104. [PMID: 38504284 PMCID: PMC10953147 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-024-02180-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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The 9th Cardiovascular Outcome Trial (CVOT) Summit: Congress on Cardiovascular, Kidney, and Metabolic Outcomes was held virtually on November 30-December 1, 2023. This reference congress served as a platform for in-depth discussions and exchange on recently completed outcomes trials including dapagliflozin (DAPA-MI), semaglutide (SELECT and STEP-HFpEF) and bempedoic acid (CLEAR Outcomes), and the advances they represent in reducing the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), improving metabolic outcomes, and treating obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). A broad audience of endocrinologists, diabetologists, cardiologists, nephrologists and primary care physicians participated in online discussions on guideline updates for the management of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in diabetes, heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD); advances in the management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its comorbidities; advances in the management of CKD with SGLT2 inhibitors and non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (nsMRAs); and advances in the treatment of obesity with GLP-1 and dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonists. The association of diabetes and obesity with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH; metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, MASH) and cancer and possible treatments for these complications were also explored. It is generally assumed that treatment of chronic diseases is equally effective for all patients. However, as discussed at the Summit, this assumption may not be true. Therefore, it is important to enroll patients from diverse racial and ethnic groups in clinical trials and to analyze patient-reported outcomes to assess treatment efficacy, and to develop innovative approaches to tailor medications to those who benefit most with minimal side effects. Other keys to a successful management of diabetes and comorbidities, including dementia, entail the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology and the implementation of appropriate patient-physician communication strategies. The 10th Cardiovascular Outcome Trial Summit will be held virtually on December 5-6, 2024 ( http://www.cvot.org ).
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- Oliver Schnell
- Forschergruppe Diabetes e. V, Helmholtz Center Munich, Ingolstaedter Landstraße 1, 85764, Neuherberg (Munich), Germany.
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- University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö/Lund, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- CRS Clinical Research Services Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, Germany
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Diabetes, Central Medical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division Diabetic Complications, Institute for Diabetes and Cancer, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Forschergruppe Diabetes e. V, Helmholtz Center Munich, Ingolstaedter Landstraße 1, 85764, Neuherberg (Munich), Germany
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- Diabetes Leadership Council, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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- Center for Diabetes Education, EDC, Charlotte, NC, United States of America
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- Clalit Health Services, Haifa, Israel
- Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
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- Practice for Prevention and Therapy and Cardio-Metabolic Institute, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, United States of America
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- Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar Foundation-Education City, Ar-Rayyan, Doha, Qatar
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- Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Clinic for Cardiology, Pneumology, Angiology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine (Medical Clinic I), RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Endocrinology, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Munich, Munich, Germany
- Walther-Straub Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Endocrine and Metabolic Consultants, Rockville, MD, United States of America
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine K2, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Medical Clinic III, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
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- Third Medical Department and Laboratory for Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum and Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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- Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition, Tampa, FL, United States of America
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Family Medicine, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Forschergruppe Diabetes e. V, Helmholtz Center Munich, Ingolstaedter Landstraße 1, 85764, Neuherberg (Munich), Germany
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Lawton J, Chadwick PM, de Zoysa N, Stanton-Fay S, Heller SR, Rankin D. Participants' experiences of attending a structured education course (DAFNEplus) informed by behavioural science. Diabet Med 2024:e15309. [PMID: 38361333 DOI: 10.1111/dme.15309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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AIMS As part of a broader process evaluation, we explored participants' experiences of, and engagement with, the DAFNEplus programme's group-based structured education course. This course, which was informed by behavioural science, provided participants with education and instruction to use flexible intensive insulin therapy (FIIT) together with techniques to identify and address unhelpful cognitive and emotional influences on their type 1 diabetes self-management. METHODS We interviewed n = 28 DAFNEplus participants. Data were analysed thematically and took account of previous work exploring individuals' experiences of standard DAFNE courses. RESULTS As well as benefitting from the DAFNEplus course's skills-based training and educational curriculum, participants' accounts suggested they had experienced cognitive and emotional changes that had positively influenced their confidence and motivation to adopt and sustain the use of FIIT. These benefits were most keenly felt by those who reported negative emotional states and mind-sets pre-course which had made their diabetes self-management challenging. Participants' cognitive and emotional changes were enabled through techniques used during the course to normalise setbacks and imperfect diabetes self-management, capitalise upon group synergies and encourage the use of social support, including from healthcare professionals. Participants also highlighted motivational gains arising from being reassured that diabetes complications are not common or inevitable if a FIIT regimen is followed. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that offering training in FIIT, in conjunction with behaviour change techniques that target unhelpful mindsets and emotional resilience, may be more effective in promoting diabetes self-management than offering education and skills training alone.
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- Julia Lawton
- Usher Institute, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT, Sheffield, UK
- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Usher Institute, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Sekar P, Ward M, Gust S, Ford BR, Franco M, Adair E, Bryant A, Ngwu D, Cole JM, Brito L, Barnes M, Robinson T, Anderson-Campbell A'C, Gray J, Ouray E, Carr A, Vickery KD. Disseminating Community-Engaged Research Involving People Experiencing Homelessness and Diabetes Using Participatory Theater. Health Promot Pract 2024:15248399231221731. [PMID: 38264858 DOI: 10.1177/15248399231221731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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People experiencing homelessness balance competing priorities resulting in reduced capacity to meet the care demands of chronic conditions, including Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Arts-based performances present an avenue to expose others to these challenges. This article describes the process of incorporating qualitative research findings in a community-based participatory theater production to expose audiences to the day-to-day realities of living with T2DM while simultaneously experiencing homelessness. We conducted five focus groups and two individual interviews with people living with T2DM who had experienced homelessness with guidance from a community-engaged research team. We then collaborated with a local theater company to present common themes from these focus groups in a co-created play about the experience of managing T2DM while being homeless. We performed a staged reading of the play and assessed audience members' perceived stigma through a pre- and post-survey to determine if audience engagement within our theatrical production could reduce stigma toward individuals living with diabetes and/or people experiencing homelessness. This theatrical production is titled "Life Heist: Stealing Hope While Surviving Diabetes and Homelessness." Our work illustrates the feasibility and effectiveness of using participatory theater to disseminate qualitative research findings.
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- Preethiya Sekar
- Health, Homelessness, & Criminal Justice Lab, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- zAmya Theater Project, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Partners Three Consulting, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Quorum for Community-Driven Wellness Research, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Health, Homelessness, & Criminal Justice Lab, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Health, Homelessness, & Criminal Justice Lab, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Quorum for Community-Driven Wellness Research, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Quorum for Community-Driven Wellness Research, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- zAmya Theater Project, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Quorum for Community-Driven Wellness Research, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Quorum for Community-Driven Wellness Research, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- zAmya Theater Project, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- The Center for Moving Cultures, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- zAmya Theater Project, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Quorum for Community-Driven Wellness Research, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- zAmya Theater Project, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Quorum for Community-Driven Wellness Research, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Quorum for Community-Driven Wellness Research, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Health, Homelessness, & Criminal Justice Lab, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Quorum for Community-Driven Wellness Research, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Khalafalla HE, Albasheer O, Alfaifi BAH, Abudayah AHK, Almasary MH, Alsulami ES, Alshuqayhi DS, Kremers SP. Diabetes-related social stigma among university students in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e36863. [PMID: 38215124 PMCID: PMC10783391 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000036863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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Diabetes-related stigma encompasses stereotypes, discrimination, and blame, significantly influencing diabetes management and overall well-being. Despite high diabetes-related stigma prevalence in various contexts, there is limited research in Saudi Arabia, especially that perceived/enacted by non-diabetics, the so-called social stigma. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess diabetes-related social stigma (DRSS) and to identify correlates among university students in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. A convenience sampling was employed to collect responses from 536 Jazan University students using an online questionnaire. After excluding participants with diabetes mellitus (n = 17), data from 519 individuals were analyzed. The DRSS questionnaire comprised 2 scales: social distancing and negative attitudes and stereotyping. The study found mixed results regarding the student population's attitude toward diabetic patients. Most students displayed favorable answers on social distancing scale statements, with the majority of statements showing willingness to engage in different social aspects with diabetics getting a positive response from at least 96% of respondents. The study identified various types of negative attitudes and stereotyping, for example, 46% of the sample agreed that dealing with a diabetic is upsetting or tiring. Correlates of social distancing included academic year, rural residence, and nonmedical field of specialty, while predictors of negative attitude and stereotyping included female gender and higher family income. The findings indicate a need to improve attitudes related to diabetics among university students in Saudi Arabia, with a particular focus on negative attitude stereotyping. Raising awareness about DRSS, especially among future healthcare professionals, is essential. Further refinement of the DRSS measurement scales is recommended through broader testing among the general population to enhance our understanding of this important issue.
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- Husameldin Elsawi Khalafalla
- Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, Al-Qunfudah Medical College, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Benau EM, Zavodnick JH, Jaffe RC. Initial evidence of reliability and validity of an implicit association test assessing attitudes toward individuals who use substances. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2024; 50:64-74. [PMID: 38295383 DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2023.2300398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Background: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are stigmatized conditions, with individual biases driving poor health outcomes. There are surprisingly few validated measures of bias or stigma toward individuals who use substances. Bias can be classified as explicit (self-report) or implicit (behaviorally based).Objectives: The goal of the present study was to establish preliminary indices of reliability and validity of an implicit association test (IAT) designed to measure implicit bias toward individuals who use substances.Methods: A large United States-based, crowd-sourced sample (n = 394, 51.5% male, 45.4% female, 2.5% nonbinary) completed the IAT and a small battery of survey instruments that assessed social distance to mental illness (including heroin use), attitude toward and perceived controllability of injection drug use, perception of public stigma, and social desirability.Results: Nearly all (92%; n = 363) scores on the IAT indicated greater negative than positive attitudes toward those who use substances. Spearman-Brown corrected split-half reliability on the IAT scores was excellent, r = .953. Controlling for social desirability, IAT scores positively correlated with all included measures pertaining to substance use as well as social distance for heroin and schizophrenia (but not diabetes). A principal component analysis resulted in two interpretable components representing disapproval (perceived controllability and negative attitudes) and perceived stigma (social stigma and social distance). Scores on the IAT positively correlated to scores on both components, again, controlling for social desirability.Conclusion: These results provide compelling preliminary evidence of validity of an IAT designed to measure bias toward individuals who use substances.
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- Erik M Benau
- Department of Psychology, SUNY Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Gentsch AT, Reed MK, Cunningham A, Chang AM, Kahn S, Kovalsky D, Doty AMB, Mills G, Hollander JE, Rising KL. "Once I take that one bite": the consideration of harm reduction as a strategy to support dietary change for patients with diabetes. BMC Endocr Disord 2024; 24:3. [PMID: 38166864 PMCID: PMC10759378 DOI: 10.1186/s12902-023-01529-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite well-established guidelines to treat diabetes, many people with diabetes struggle to manage their disease. For many, this struggle is related to challenges achieving nutrition-related lifestyle changes. We examined how people with diabetes describe barriers to maintaining a healthy diet and considered the benefits of using a harm reduction approach to assist patients to achieve nutrition-related goals. METHODS This is a secondary analysis of 89 interviews conducted with adults who had type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Interviews were analyzed using a content analysis approach. Themes regarding food or diet were initially captured in a "food" node. Data in the food node were then sub-coded for this analysis, again using a content analysis approach. RESULTS Participants frequently used addiction language to talk about their relationship with food, at times referring to themselves as "an addict" and describing food as "their drug." Participants perceived their unhealthy food choices either as a sign of weakness or as "cheating." They also identified food's ability to comfort them and an unwillingness to change as particular challenges to sustaining a healthier diet. CONCLUSION Participants often described their relationship with food through an addiction lens. A harm reduction approach has been associated with positive outcomes among those with substance abuse disorder. Patient-centered communication incorporating the harm reduction model may improve the patient-clinician relationship and thus improve patient outcomes and quality-of-life while reducing health-related stigma in diabetes care. Future work should explore the effectiveness of this approach in patients with diabetes. TRIAL REGISTRATION Registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02792777. Registration information submitted 02/06/2016, with the registration first posted on the ClinicalTrials.gov website 08/06/2016. Data collection began on 29/04/2016.
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- Alexzandra T Gentsch
- Center for Connected Care, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 704, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.
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- Center for Connected Care, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 704, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
- College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
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- Center for Connected Care, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 704, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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- Center for Connected Care, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 704, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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- Center for Connected Care, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 704, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
- Present address: Department of Emergency Medicine, Tower Health Hospital, West Reading, USA
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- Center for Connected Care, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 704, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
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- Center for Connected Care, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 704, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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- Center for Connected Care, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 704, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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Speight J, Holmes-Truscott E, Garza M, Scibilia R, Wagner S, Kato A, Pedrero V, Deschênes S, Guzman SJ, Joiner KL, Liu S, Willaing I, Babbott KM, Cleal B, Dickinson JK, Halliday JA, Morrissey EC, Nefs G, O'Donnell S, Serlachius A, Winterdijk P, Alzubaidi H, Arifin B, Cambron-Kopco L, Santa Ana C, Davidsen E, de Groot M, de Wit M, Deroze P, Haack S, Holt RIG, Jensen W, Khunti K, Kragelund Nielsen K, Lathia T, Lee CJ, McNulty B, Naranjo D, Pearl RL, Prinjha S, Puhl RM, Sabidi A, Selvan C, Sethi J, Seyam M, Sturt J, Subramaniam M, Terkildsen Maindal H, Valentine V, Vallis M, Skinner TC. Bringing an end to diabetes stigma and discrimination: an international consensus statement on evidence and recommendations. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2024; 12:61-82. [PMID: 38128969 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(23)00347-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
People with diabetes often encounter stigma (ie, negative social judgments, stereotypes, prejudice), which can adversely affect emotional, mental, and physical health; self-care, access to optimal health care; and social and professional opportunities. To accelerate an end to diabetes stigma and discrimination, an international multidisciplinary expert panel (n=51 members, from 18 countries) conducted rapid reviews and participated in a three-round Delphi survey process. We achieved consensus on 25 statements of evidence and 24 statements of recommendations. The consensus is that diabetes stigma is driven primarily by blame, perceptions of burden or sickness, invisibility, and fear or disgust. On average, four in five adults with diabetes experience diabetes stigma and one in five experience discrimination (ie, unfair and prejudicial treatment) due to diabetes, such as in health care, education, and employment. Diabetes stigma and discrimination are harmful, unacceptable, unethical, and counterproductive. Collective leadership is needed to proactively challenge, and bring an end to, diabetes stigma and discrimination. Consequently, we achieved unanimous consensus on a pledge to end diabetes stigma and discrimination.
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- Jane Speight
- School of Psychology and Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia; The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- School of Psychology and Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia; The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Diabetogenic, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; JDRF International, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Prevention, Health Promotions & Community Care, Copenhagen University Hospital-Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Health and Social Behavior, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Nursing, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Prevention, Health Promotions & Community Care, Copenhagen University Hospital-Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Institute of Public Health, Department of Health Services Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Prevention, Health Promotions & Community Care, Copenhagen University Hospital-Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Health Studies & Applied Educational Psychology, Teachers College Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- School of Psychology and Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia; The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Health Behavior Change Research Group, School of Psychology, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, Netherlands; Center of Research on Psychological Disorders and Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands; Diabeter, Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes Care and Research, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Diabeter, Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes Care and Research, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Prevention, Health Promotions & Community Care, Copenhagen University Hospital-Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Medical Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Leicester Diabetes Centre, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Prevention, Health Promotions & Community Care, Copenhagen University Hospital-Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Leicester Diabetes Centre, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Human Development & Family Sciences, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, India
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- The Diabesties Foundation, Ahmedabad, India
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- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Abu Dis, Palestine
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Mental Health Singapore, Singapore; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Prevention, Health Promotions & Community Care, Copenhagen University Hospital-Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Flora Hill, VIC, Australia; Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Kehlenbrink S, Jobanputra K, Reddy A, Boulle P, Gomber A, Nugent R, Varma V, Nakayama AT, Ellman T. Diabetes Care in Humanitarian Settings. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2023; 52:603-615. [PMID: 37865476 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2023.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2023]
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Despite the increasing prevalence of diabetes in populations experiencing humanitarian crisis, along with evidence that people living with diabetes are at higher risk for poor outcomes in a crisis, diabetes care is not routinely included in humanitarian health interventions. We here describe 4 factors that have contributed to the inequities and lack of diabetes inclusion in humanitarian programmes: (1) evolving paradigms in humanitarian health care, (2) complexities of diabetes service provision in humanitarian settings, (3) social and cultural challenges, and (4) lack of financing. We also outline opportunities and possible interventions to address these challenges and improve diabetes care among crisis-affected populations.
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- Sylvia Kehlenbrink
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Avenue RFB-2, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Médecins Sans Frontières, Chancery Exchange, Lower Ground Floor, 10 Furnival Street, London EC4A 1AB, UK
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- Médecins Sans Frontières, Chancery Exchange, Lower Ground Floor, 10 Furnival Street, London EC4A 1AB, UK
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- Médecins Sans Frontières, Route de Ferney 140, Geneva 1202, Switzerland
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- Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Center for Integration Science, 75 Francis Street, Boston MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, 3980 15th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Chemin du Pommier 40, 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland
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- International Alliance for Diabetes Action, 101 South Hanley Road, Suite 800, Saint Louis, MO 63105, USA
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- Médecins Sans Frontières, 9th Floor, Zurich House, 70 Fox Street, Marshalltown, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa
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Smyth S, Mulligan K, Rutter E, Harrington L, Hatunic M, Higgins MF. Attitudes of women with gestational diabetes toward diet and exercise: a qualitative study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2023; 36:2155045. [PMID: 36599434 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2022.2155045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Gestational diabetes (GDM) refers to glucose intolerance of varying severity first occurring in pregnancy. Following a diagnosis of GDM, exercise and dietary modification has a positive effect on improving glycemic control. Lifestyle changes affected in pregnancies affected by GDM have beneficial effects on long-term health if continued following birth. In addition, the psychological impact of a diagnosis of GDM should not be overlooked. Reports of maternal stress, anxiety, and fear are commonly reported issues in the literature. Support, both socially and from health care professionals, is also linked with higher rates of success in GDM management. Research to date had focused on women's reaction to a diagnosis of GDM, their mood and quality of life following a diagnosis, and their knowledge or opinions on the management of GDM. This qualitative study explored the attitudes of women with GDM toward these lifestyle changes, specifically diet and exercise. Women were also asked to identify advice that would be useful for other women newly diagnosed with GDM. METHODS With ethical approval a qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews which were examined using Thematic Analysis. Patients were invited to participate and gave written consent after a discussion with a study researcher. The question plan for semi-structured interviews was designed with the advice of patient advocates. Recurrent themes were developed until the saturation of data. RESULTS Thirty-two women took part in the study. Time, convenience, and lack of educational awareness were common barriers to healthy eating and physical activity plans. Enablers for change included meal planning and organization. Women regarded their diets pre-diagnosis as healthy, with small "tweaks" (such as portion control) required to comply with recommendations. Another significant facilitator to change was support from the woman's partner. This also set a benchmark for plans of diet maintenance within the family structure after pregnancy. Unlike dietary changes, a consistent theme was that exercise was considered a "chore" in managing GDM and was unlikely to be continued in the long term. Practical advice offered by participants for other women with GDM included organization, realistic approaches, and lack of self-blame. CONCLUSION Women reported that changes in diet would be more achievable in the long term than changes in exercise patterns. Partners and the clinical team were significant sources of support. Women's views are crucial to providing clinicians with a comprehensive and holistic understanding of disease management. Involving women in self-care decisions and empowering women to manage their own health are key contributors to long-term behavior change as well as service provision and policy implementation.
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- S Smyth
- UCD Perinatal Research Center, School of Medicine, National Maternity Hospital, University College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- UCD Perinatal Research Center, School of Medicine, National Maternity Hospital, University College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Midwifery, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Dietetics, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Endocrinology, National Maternity Hospital and Mater Misercordiae Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- UCD Perinatal Research Center, School of Medicine, National Maternity Hospital, University College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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Seo K. The Mediating Role of Acceptance Action and Self-Care in Diabetes Self-Stigma's Impact on Type 2 Diabetes Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Study. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:993. [PMID: 38131849 PMCID: PMC10740683 DOI: 10.3390/bs13120993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Recently, the quality of life of individuals with diabetes has been reduced, owing to self-stigma that occurs in the process of managing the disease. This process can be improved by accepting diabetes. This study aimed to verify the dual mediating effect of acceptance action and diabetes self-care on the effect of diabetes self-stigma on the quality of life of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Korea. In this study, 300 of 400 data collected to develop and evaluate health equilibrium tools for individuals with T2DM were randomly selected and analyzed. Data were collected from 1 September 2020 to 31 September 2020 using a structured online questionnaire. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation analysis were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 24.0. Additionally, the dual mediation effect was analyzed using PROCESS Macro for SPSS, version 4.1. Acceptance action (B = -0.088, 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.127 to -0.054) and diabetes self-care (B = 0.046, 95% CI, 0.022-0.072) had a mediating effect on the relationship between diabetes self-stigma and quality of life in patients with T2DM in Korea. In particular, these two variables had dual mediating effects (B = 0.017, 95% CI, 0.015-0.019). This study confirmed that diabetes self-care and quality of life can be increased by improving acceptance behavior to overcome the negative impact of self-stigma on the quality of life of patients with T2DM. Establishing a strategy to increase acceptance action as part of an intervention to reduce the negative impact of self-stigma on the quality of life of patients with T2DM is necessary.
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- Kawoun Seo
- Department of Nursing, Joongbu University, Chungnam 32713, Republic of Korea
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Schaller S, Wiedicke A, Reifegerste D, Temmann LJ. (De)Stigmatizing Depression on Social Media: The Role of Responsibility Frames. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2023; 28:757-767. [PMID: 37807757 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2023.2266702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Responsibility frames on social media could shape recipients' responses toward people with depression, which is crucial for the public (de)stigmatization of the mental disorder. Thus, the present study examines the effects of different responsibility frames (individual, social, combination) in Instagram-posts about depression on respondents' related attributions as well as their emotional and behavioral reactions toward people suffering from the illness. Our online-experiment (N = 1,015) revealed that frames emphasizing the responsibility of one's social network (e.g. family, friends and professionals) for depression, i.e. social frames, strengthened participants' attributions to the social network, i.e. social attributions, most effectively. Individual frames, however, primarily intensified individual attributions to those affected by depression. Contrary to previous findings, a combination frame did not prove to increase recipients' social attributions more than a one-sided social frame. For emotional and behavioral responses, we did not find any effects of responsibility frames compared to the control group-possibly due to buffering effects of the narrative structure of the Instagram posts.
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- Sophia Schaller
- Institute for Media and Communication Science, Technical University of Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany
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- Department of Media and Communication, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Bielefeld School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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Geerling R, Anglim J, Kothe EJ, Schram MT, Holmes-Truscott E, Speight J. Relationships between personality, emotional well-being, self-efficacy and weight management among adults with type 2 diabetes: Results from a cross-sectional survey. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0292553. [PMID: 37903137 PMCID: PMC10615271 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023] Open
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The objective of this study was to examine the associations between personality, general and diabetes-specific well-being and self-efficacy, and weight management indicators, among adults with type 2 diabetes. In addition, to examine whether personality provides incremental explanation of variance in weight management indicators. Australian adults with type 2 diabetes (N = 270; 56% women; age: 61±12 years) were recruited via the national diabetes registry. An online survey included measures of: personality (HEXACO-PI-R), weight management indicators (physical activity, healthy diet, body mass index [BMI]), general well-being (WHO-5), general self-efficacy (GSE), diabetes distress (DDS) and diabetes self-efficacy (DMSES). Analyses included bivariate correlations and linear regression, adjusted for demographic, clinical, and psychological variables. All six personality domains showed significant correlation with at least one weight management indicator: physical activity with extraversion (r = .28), conscientiousness (r = .18) and openness (r = .19); healthy diet with honesty-humility (r = .19), extraversion (r = .24), and agreeableness (r = .14); and BMI with emotionality (r = .20) and extraversion (r = -.20). The strongest associations with general and diabetes-specific well-being and self-efficacy were apparent for extraversion, emotionality and conscientiousness (range: r = -.47-.66). Beyond covariates, personality domains explained additional variance for physical activity (Adjusted R2 = .31, R2 difference = .03, p = .03; openness: β = .16, p = .02, emotionality: β = .15, p = .04) and healthy diet (Adjusted R2 = .19, R2 difference = .03, p = .02; honesty-humility: β = .20, p = .002, extraversion: β = .19, p = .04) but not BMI. This study shows that personality is associated with weight management indicators and psychological factors among adults with type 2 diabetes. Further research is needed, including objective measurement of weight management indictors, to examine how personality influences the experience of type 2 diabetes.
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- Ralph Geerling
- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
- The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Cardiovascular Disease (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Heart and Vascular Center, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
- The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
- The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
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Ryu S, Chaubal S, Guro P, King EJ, Orellana R, Fleischer NL, Hirschtick JL. Prevalence and predictors of perceived COVID-19 stigma within a population-based sample of adults with COVID-19. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:2110. [PMID: 37891499 PMCID: PMC10604399 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17042-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Growing evidence suggests that individuals with COVID-19 face stigmatization, which is associated with poor health outcomes and behaviors. However, very few population-based studies have examined risk factors for experiencing COVID-19 stigma. This study examined prevalence and predictors of perceived COVID-19 stigma using a population-based probability sample of adults with COVID-19. METHODS We included adults with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in Michigan between January 1, 2020 and July 31, 2021. Perceived COVID-19 stigma was considered present if a respondent answered affirmatively to any of the following items due to people thinking they might have COVID-19: "you were treated badly," "people acted as if they were scared of you," and "you were threatened or harassed." We conducted modified Poisson regression with robust standard errors to estimate associations between perceived COVID-19 stigma and potential predictors, including sex, age, race and ethnicity, household income, education, employment, smoking status, body mass index, preexisting diagnosed physical or mental comorbidities, and COVID-19 illness severity. RESULTS Perceived COVID-19 stigma was commonly reported among our respondents (38.8%, n = 2,759). Compared to those over 65 years, respondents who were 18 - 34 (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR): 1.41, 95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.12 - 1.77) and 35 - 44 years old (aPR: 1.66, 95% CI: 1.31 - 2.09) reported higher perceived stigma. Female respondents had 1.23 times higher prevalence of perceived COVID-19 stigma (95% CI: 1.10 - 1.37) than male respondents and non-Hispanic Black respondents had 1.22 times higher prevalence of perceived COVID-19 stigma (95% CI: 1.04 - 1.44) than non-Hispanic White respondents. Moreover, respondents with pre-existing diagnosed psychological or psychiatric comorbidities were more likely to report perceived COVID-19 stigma (aPR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.13 - 1.48) compared to those without diagnosed comorbidities. Respondents with very severe COVID-19 symptoms were also more likely to report perceived COVID-19 stigma (aPR: 1.47, 95% CI: 1.23 - 1.75) than those with asymptomatic or mild symptoms. CONCLUSIONS We found that populations who are marginalized in United States, such as females, non-Hispanic Black adults, or individuals with chronic conditions, are more likely to report perceived COVID-19 stigma. Continuing to monitor COVID-19 stigma, especially in vulnerable populations, may provide useful insights for anti-stigma campaigns and future pandemics.
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- Soomin Ryu
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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- Battelle, Columbus, OH, 43201, USA
- Defense Centers for Public Health-Portsmouth (DCPH-P), Portsmouth, VA, 23708, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- CDC Foundation, Atlanta, GA, 30308, USA
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lansing, MI, 48909, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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Sugisawa H, Shimizu Y, Kumagai T, Shishido K, Koda Y, Shinoda T. Influence of dialysis-related stigma on health-related indicators in Japanese patients undergoing hemodialysis. Ther Apher Dial 2023; 27:855-865. [PMID: 37052040 DOI: 10.1111/1744-9987.13992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Focusing on impacts to health-related indicators in older Japanese patients, this study analyzed both the direct influence of dialysis-related stigma and influences of its intersectionality with other stigmatized characteristics. METHODS Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey of 7461 outpatients in dialysis facilities. Other stigmatized characteristics include lower income, lower education, disabled activities of daily living, and diabetic end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as a cause for starting dialysis treatment. RESULTS The average rate of an "agree" response on dialysis-related stigma items was 18.2%. Dialysis-related stigma significantly influenced all three health-related indicators, including suspected depression, informal networks, and compliance with dietary therapy. In addition, each interaction between dialysis-related stigma and educational attainment, gender, and diabetic ESRD significantly influence one health-related indicator. CONCLUSION These results suggest that dialysis-related stigma has both a significant direct and synergic influence with other stigmatized characteristics on health-related indicators.
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- Hidehiro Sugisawa
- Gerontology Program, J. F. Oberlin University Graduate School of International Studies, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Health Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Koda Medical and Dialysis Clinic, Niigata, Japan
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- Advanced Course for Clinical Engineering, Teikyo University Junior College, Tokyo, Japan
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Sun S, Pellowski J, Pisani C, Pandey D, Go M, Chu M, Ruan J, Werner EF. Experiences of stigma, psychological distress, and facilitative coping among pregnant people with gestational diabetes mellitus. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023; 23:643. [PMID: 37679726 PMCID: PMC10486063 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-023-05949-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been rising in the United States, and it poses significant health risks to pregnant individuals and their infants. Prior research has shown that individuals with GDM also experience prevalent stress and mental health issues, which can further contribute to glucose regulation difficulties. Stigma associated with GDM may contribute to these mental health challenges, yet there is a lack of focused research on GDM-related stigma, its impact on psychological health, and effective coping mechanisms. Thus, this qualitative study aims to understand individuals' experiences related to GDM stigma, mental health, and facilitative coping. METHODS In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 individuals with a current or recent (within the last year) diagnosis of GDM. Thematic analysis was employed to guide data analysis. RESULTS Four themes emerged from data analysis: (1) experience of distal GDM stigma including stigmatizing provider interactions, stigma from non-medical spaces, and intersecting stigma with weight, (2) internalized GDM stigma, such as shame, guilt, and self-blame, (3) psychological distress, which included experiences of stress and overwhelm, excessive worry and fear, and loneliness and isolation, and (4) facilitative coping mechanisms, which included diagnosis acceptance, internet-based GDM community, active participation in GDM management, social and familial support, and time for oneself. CONCLUSIONS Findings demonstrate the relevance of GDM stigma in mental health among people with GDM and the need for addressing GDM stigma and psychological health in this population. Interventions that can reduce GDM stigma, improve psychological wellness, and enhance positive coping may facilitate successful GDM management and healthy birth outcomes. Future quantitative, theory-driven research is needed to understand the prevalence of GDM stigma experiences and mechanisms identified in the current study, as well as among marginalized populations (e.g., individuals of color, sexual and gender minorities).
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- Shufang Sun
- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 S. Main St, Providence, RI, 02903, USA.
- International Health Institute, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, USA.
- Mindfulness Center, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, USA.
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 S. Main St, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
- International Health Institute, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, USA
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- Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University, Providence, USA
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- The College at Brown University, Providence, USA
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- Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Boston, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
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Dickinson JK, Bialonczyk D, Reece J, Kyle TK, Close KL, Nadglowski J, Johnson K, Garza M, Pash E, Chiquette E. Person-first language in diabetes and obesity scientific publications. Diabet Med 2023; 40:e15067. [PMID: 36786059 DOI: 10.1111/dme.15067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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AIMS We aimed to quantify the use of person-first language (PFL) among scholarly articles focusing on diabetes or obesity. METHODS PFL and condition-first language (CFL) terms for diabetes and obesity (e.g. diabetic, obese) were identified from existing guidelines and a review of the literature. Exact phrase literature searches were conducted between 2011 and 2020 and results were categorised as PFL, CFL or both. RESULTS Among diabetes articles, 43% used PFL, 40% used CFL and 17% contained both. Among obesity articles, 0.5% used PFL, 99% used CFL and 0.2% used both. The use of PFL increased by 3% per year for diabetes articles, compared to 117% for obesity articles. The rate of adoption of PFL in diabetes articles was unchanged in 2018-2020 compared to the 3 years prior. CONCLUSIONS While the use of person-first language in diabetes articles had increased over the review period, its rate of adoption has started to slow. Conversely, the use of PFL in obesity articles is nascent and increasing.
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- North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- The diaTribe Foundation, San Francisco, California, USA
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Basinger ED, Cameron SJ, Allen G. Stigma, Self-Care, and Intuitive Eating in Black Americans with Type 2 Diabetes. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2023:10.1007/s40615-023-01772-6. [PMID: 37626193 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-023-01772-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Type 2 diabetes is prevalent among Black Americans. Stigma associated with type 2 diabetes, both in general and specific to weight, is damaging to self-care, which is crucial for the effective management of diabetes. Family relationships may buffer the negative impact of stress, especially among Black Americans who have historically relied on informal support networks. Our goal was to investigate how type 2 diabetes stigma (H1) and weight stigma (H2) were related to self-care and intuitive eating - a non-restrictive approach to nutrition; H3 predicted that family relationship satisfaction would moderate the relationships predicted in H1 and H2. Black Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (N = 225) were recruited via Qualtrics panels to complete an online survey of self-report measures. We used multiple linear regression to test our hypotheses. Both chronic illness and weight stigma were related as predicted to one subscale of intuitive eating (eating for physical hunger). Our moderation analyses revealed that family relationship satisfaction was protective against the harms of stigma at moderate to high levels. Intuitive eating is a promising non-restrictive treatment option for type 2 diabetes.
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- Erin D Basinger
- Department of Communication Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA.
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- Department of Communication Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA
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- Department of Communication Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA
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Sińska BI, Kucharska A, Panczyk M, Matejko B, Traczyk I, Harton A, Jaworski M. Identification of Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors Influencing the Feeling of Stigmatization in People with Type 1 Diabetes. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2185. [PMID: 37570425 PMCID: PMC10418912 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11152185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A large percentage of people with type 1 diabetes experience stigma, which may directly affect diabetes management. Moreover, it may adversely influence the acceptance of the disease and, thus, the treatment process, including compliance with medical and dietary recommendations. Therefore, it is important to seek adequate forms of counteracting the phenomenon of stigmatization. Thus, the aim of the study was to determine the factors influencing the level of perceived stigma by T1D patients, with particular emphasis on sociodemographic factors (including sex, place of residence, and education) and clinical factors related to the course of the disease. METHODS An observational cross-sectional online questionnaire was conducted in a group of 339 people with T1D. The link to the questionnaire was shared via social media. The DSAS-1 questionnaire translated into Polish was used as the research tool. RESULTS A moderate level of stigmatization was found (49.78 ± 14.54 points). It was significantly lower in people living in small towns compared to rural residents (ß = -0.121, p = 0.038), lower in people in relationships compared to those who are single (ß = -0.175, p = 0.001), in people diagnosed with T1D at an older age (ß = -0.107, p = 0.048), and in those who rated their financial situation as very good vs. bad (ß = -0.314, p < 0.001). It was also found that the level of stigma significantly decreased with age (ß = -0.181, p = 0.001). In addition, a significantly higher stigma perception was uncovered in the group of people with HbA1C > 7% than in the group ≤ 7% (ß = 0.118, p = 0.030). CONCLUSIONS Due to the occurrence of stigma among people with T1D, which can directly affect the management of diabetes, effective and comprehensive efforts should be made to provide support to people with diabetes. It is also necessary to raise awareness among the general public and disseminate knowledge about diabetes, which can reduce stigmatization as a result. Anti-stigma messages should be included in the prevention programs about the potential side effects and risks associated with mistreating people with T1D.
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- Beata I. Sińska
- Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 27 Erazma Ciołka Street, 01-445 Warsaw, Poland; (A.K.); (I.T.)
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 27 Erazma Ciołka Street, 01-445 Warsaw, Poland; (A.K.); (I.T.)
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- Department of Education and Research in Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 61 Żwirki i Wigury Street, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland; (M.P.); (M.J.)
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 2 Jakubowskiego Street, 30-688 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 27 Erazma Ciołka Street, 01-445 Warsaw, Poland; (A.K.); (I.T.)
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- Department of Dietetics, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Str., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Education and Research in Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 61 Żwirki i Wigury Street, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland; (M.P.); (M.J.)
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Fekih-Romdhane F, Obeid S, Chidiac G, Dabbous M, Malaeb D, Hallit R, Hallit S. Measuring public attitudes towards people living with chronic diseases in Arabic-speaking populations: adaptation and development of the Social Stigma Scale of Chronic Diseases (SSS-CD). BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1375. [PMID: 37464332 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16315-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A large proportion of the population in Arab countries suffer from chronic diseases. According to the statistics by the Global Health Estimates, chronic illnesses contribute by 71% to total deaths in the Arab region. While chronic illnesses have been demonstrated to carry high levels of social stigma, it is only recently that little research attention has been given to this topic in the Arab world. It is well-established that the social stigma construct is culturally-dependent. Therefore, the lack of an Arabic measure highlighted the urgent need for developing a culturally adapted and valid instrument to assess social stigma toward people living with chronic diseases. In this study, we aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Arabic translation, adaptation and development of "the Social Stigma Scale of Chronic Diseases" (SSS-CD). METHOD Fifteen items derived from the literature and assessing social stigma towards chronic diseases have been administered to 570 Arabic-speaking adults from the Lebanese general population (aged 24.59 ± 6.75years; 68.6% women). Items were translated into Arabic using a forward-backward translation method. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) using a principal-axis EFA on the first split-half subsample, followed by a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) tested on the model extracted from the EFA on the second split-half subsample, were conducted to examine the construct validity of the SSS-CD. Fit indices were deemed adequate if the normed model chi-square (χ²/df) ≤ 3, the Steiger-Lind root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) ≤ 0.08, the Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) and the comparative fit index (CFI) ≥ 0.90. RESULTS Findings revealed that the 10-item SSS-CD has a unidimensional factor structure, with the following fit indices: χ2/df = 92.95/34 = 2.73, RMSEA = 0.077 (90% CI 0.059, 0.096), SRMR = 0.062, CFI = 0.939, TLI = 0.919. A good internal consistency was demonstrated by a McDonald's omega value of 0.73 for the total score. Findings also supported invariance across gender, with men exhibiting higher levels of social stigma attached to chronic diseases than women. All three dimensions of stigmatization (social, psychological and evolutionary stigmatization) were positively correlated with SSS-CD scores (Social self-interest [r = .40; p < .001], Evolutionary self-interest [r = .37; p < .001], Psychological self-interest [r = .42; p < .001]), demonstrating relatively strong convergent validity. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that the SSS-CD has robust psychometric qualities. We thus preliminarily suggest that the scale is valid, reliable and suitable for use among Arabic-speaking people from the general population to measure public attitudes towards people living with chronic diseases. Providing this psychometrically sound measure will hopefully enable to foster research in this area in order to draw a clear overview of the prevalence and characteristics of social stigma attached to chronic diseases in Arabic-speaking communities. However, given that this was the first study to examine the psychometric properties of the SSS-CD, the present findings and conclusions should be considered tentative pending future cross-national validation studies.
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- Feten Fekih-Romdhane
- The Tunisian Center of Early Intervention in Psychosis, Department of Psychiatry "Ibn Omrane", Razi hospital, Manouba, 2010, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Social and Education Sciences Department, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Jbeil, Lebanon
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- School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, P.O. Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon
- Department of Dermatology, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon
- College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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- School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, P.O. Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon
- Department of Infectious Disease, Bellevue Medical Center, Mansourieh, Lebanon
- Department of Infectious Disease, Notre Dame des Secours University Hospital Center, Street 93, Byblos, Postal Code 3, Lebanon
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- School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, P.O. Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon.
- Research Department, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal Eddib, Lebanon.
- Applied Science Research Center, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan.
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Ong CY, Lee WCD, Low SG, Low LL, Vasanwala FF. Attitudes and perceptions of people with diabetes mellitus on patient self-management in diabetes mellitus: a Singapore hospital's perspective. Singapore Med J 2023; 64:467-474. [PMID: 35083371 PMCID: PMC10395802 DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2022006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Chong Yau Ong
- Department of Medicine, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
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- Post-Acute & Continuing Care, SingHealth Community Hospitals, Singapore
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- Post-Acute & Continuing Care, SingHealth Community Hospitals, Singapore
- Department of Family Medicine Continuing Care, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Li X, Wu L, Yun J, Sun Q. The status of stigma in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its association with medication adherence and quality of life in China: A cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e34242. [PMID: 37390244 PMCID: PMC10313242 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000034242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic, lifelong disease that can negatively affect patients' mental health and quality of life (QoL). A notable proportion of patients with T2DM worldwide have experienced stigma through instances of discrimination, unfair social treatment and lack of promotion opportunities. Stigma refers to the negative emotional experience of people with illness, often mixed with self-stigmatization. Stigma remains an obstacle to patients' self-management, its association with patients with T2DM on medication adherence and QoL in China are unknown. Therefore, the objective of the study was to analyze the status of stigma in patients with T2DM and its association with medication adherence and QoL in China. A cross-sectional, observational study among 346 inpatients with T2DM in 2 tertiary-level hospitals in Chengdu, China, was conducted using a general data questionnaire, Chinese version type 2 diabetes stigma scale (DSAS-2), Morisky medication adherence scale (MMAS-8) and diabetic QoL specificity scale by convenient sampling method from January to August 2020. The total score and scores for the 3 dimensions of stigma, treated differently, blame and judgment, and self-stigma, were 54.30 ± 12.22, 16.57 ± 4.06, 20.92 ± 4.42, 16.82 ± 4.78, respectively. The scores for medication adherence and QoL were 5.43 ± 1.8 and 73.24 ± 9.38. Pearson correlation analysis showed that the total score of stigma and the scores of each dimension were negatively weak-correlated with the score of medication adherence (r = -0.158 to -0.121, P < .05), and positively moderate-correlated with the score of QoL (R = 0.073 to 0.614, P < .05). Stigma of patients with T2DM was negatively associated with medication adherence, and negatively associated with QoL, namely, the stronger the stigma, the worse the medication adherence and QoL. The results of the hierarchical regression analysis revealed that stigma independently explained 8.8% of the variation in medication adherence and 9.4% to 38.8% of the variation in QoL. The stigma of patients with T2DM was at a moderate degree and negatively correlated with medication adherence and QoL, it is necessary to pay more attention to relieve stigma and negative emotions timely, in order to improve patients' mental health and QoL.
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- Xiaoyan Li
- School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Nursing Department of Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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Klupa T, Czupryniak L, Dzida G, Fichna P, Jarosz-Chobot P, Gumprecht J, Mysliwiec M, Szadkowska A, Bomba-Opon D, Czajkowski K, Malecki MT, Zozulinska-Ziolkiewicz DA. Expanding the Role of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Modern Diabetes Care Beyond Type 1 Disease. Diabetes Ther 2023:10.1007/s13300-023-01431-3. [PMID: 37322319 PMCID: PMC10299981 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-023-01431-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Application of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has moved diabetes care from a reactive to a proactive process, in which a person with diabetes can prevent episodes of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia, rather than taking action only once low and high glucose are detected. Consequently, CGM devices are now seen as the standard of care for people with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Evidence now supports the use of CGM in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on any treatment regimen, not just for those on insulin therapy. Expanding the application of CGM to include all people with T1DM or T2DM can support effective intensification of therapies to reduce glucose exposure and lower the risk of complications and hospital admissions, which are associated with high healthcare costs. All of this can be achieved while minimizing the risk of hypoglycemia and improving quality of life for people with diabetes. Wider application of CGM can also bring considerable benefits for women with diabetes during pregnancy and their children, as well as providing support for acute care of hospital inpatients who experience the adverse effects of hyperglycemia following admission and surgical procedures, as a consequence of treatment-related insulin resistance or reduced insulin secretion. By tailoring the application of CGM for daily or intermittent use, depending on the patient profile and their needs, one can ensure the cost-effectiveness of CGM in each setting. In this article we discuss the evidence-based benefits of expanding the use of CGM technology to include all people with diabetes, along with a diverse population of people with non-diabetic glycemic dysregulation.
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- Tomasz Klupa
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Diabetology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Internal Diseases, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Diabetes and Obesity, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetology and Nephrology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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Bruijnes M, Kesteloo M, Brinkman WP. Reducing social diabetes distress with a conversational agent support system: a three-week technology feasibility evaluation. Front Digit Health 2023; 5:1149374. [PMID: 37383944 PMCID: PMC10294428 DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1149374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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Background People with diabetes mellitus not only have to deal with physical health problems, but also with the psycho-social challenges their chronic disease brings. Currently, technological tools that support the psycho-social context of a patient have received little attention. Objective The objective of this work is to determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an automated conversational agent to deliver, to people with diabetes, personalised psycho-education on dealing with (psycho-)social distress related to their chronic illness. Methods In a double-blinded between-subject study, 156 crowd-workers with diabetes received a social help program intervention in three sessions over three weeks. They were randomly assigned to receive support from either an interactive conversational support agent (n=79) or a self-help text from the book "Diabetes burnout" as a control condition (n=77). Participants completed the Diabetes Distress Scale (DDS) before and after the intervention, and after the intervention, the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8), Feeling of Being Heard (FBH), and System Usability Scale (SUS). Results Results indicate that people using the conversational agent have a larger reduction in diabetes distress (M=-0.305, SD=0.865) than the control group (M=0.002, SD=0.743) and this difference is statistically significant (t(154)=2.377, p=0.019). A hypothesised mediation effect of "attitude to the social help program" was not observed. Conclusions An automated conversational agent can deliver personalised psycho-education on dealing with (psycho-)social distress to people with diabetes and reduce diabetes distress more than a self-help book. Ethics Study Registration and Open Science This study has been preregistered with the Open Science Foundation (osf.io/yb6vg) and has been accepted by the Human Research Ethics Committee - Delft University of Technology under application number 1130. The data and analysis script are available: https://surfdrive.surf.nl/files/index.php/s/4xSEHCrAu0HsJ4P.
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- Merijn Bruijnes
- Utrecht University School of Governance, Faculty of Law, Economics, and Governance, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics & Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics & Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics & Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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Akyirem S, Ekpor E, Namumbejja Abwoye D, Batten J, Nelson LE. Type 2 diabetes stigma and its association with clinical, psychological, and behavioral outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2023:110774. [PMID: 37307898 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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AIM To synthesize quantitative research evidence on the association between type 2 diabetes (T2D) stigma and psychological, behavioral, and clinical outcomes. METHODS We searched APA PyschInfo, Cochrane Central, Scopus, Web of Science, Medline, CINAHL and EMBASE through November 2022. Peer-reviewed observational studies examining the association between T2D stigma and psychological, behavioral, and/or clinical outcomes were eligible for inclusion. Risk of bias was assessed with the JBI critical appraisal checklist. Correlation coefficients were pooled in random effect meta-analyses. RESULTS Our search produced 9642 citations, 29 met the inclusion criteria. Included articles were published between 2014 and 2022. We found a weak positive correlation between T2D stigma and HbA1C (r=0.16, 95% CI:0.08 to 025, I2=70%, N=7 studies), a moderate positive correlation between T2D stigma and depressive symptoms (r=0.49, 95% CI: 0.44 to 0.54, I2=26.9%, n=5 studies) and diabetes distress (r=0.54, 95% CI: 0.35 to 0.72, I2=96.9%, n=7studies). Persons with T2D stigma who experienced stigma tended to have less engagement in diabetes self-management, though this association was weak (r=-0.17, 95% CI: -0.25 to -0.08, I2=79.8%, n=7studies). CONCLUSIONS T2D stigma was associated with negative health outcomes. Further studies are required to disentangle the underlying causal mechanisms to inform the development of appropriate stigma-reduction interventions.
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- Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University
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Hives L, Georgiou RF, Spencer J, Benedetto V, Clegg A, Rutter P, Watkins C, Williams N, Bray EP. Risk reduction intervention for raised blood pressure (REVERSE): protocol for a mixed-methods feasibility study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e072225. [PMID: 37258072 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Around 40% of adults have pre-hypertension (blood pressure between 120-139/80-89), meaning they are at increased risk of developing hypertension and other cardiovascular disease-related conditions. There are limited studies on the management of pre-hypertension; however, guidance recommends that it should be focused on lifestyle modification rather than on medication. Self-monitoring of blood pressure could allow people to monitor and manage their risk status and may allow individuals to modify lifestyle factors. The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability, to both healthcare professionals and people with pre-hypertension, of blood pressure self-monitoring. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A prospective, non-randomised feasibility study, with a mixed-methods approach will be employed. Eligible participants (n=114) will be recruited from general practices, pharmacies and community providers across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Participants will self-monitor their blood pressure at home for 6 months and will complete questionnaires at three timepoints (baseline, 6 and 12 months). Healthcare professionals and participants involved in the study will be invited to take part in follow-up interviews and a focus group. The primary outcomes include the willingness to engage with the concept of pre-hypertension, the acceptability of self-monitoring, and the study processes. Secondary outcomes will inform the design of a potential future trial. A cost-analysis and cost-benefit analysis will be conducted. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethics approval has been obtained from London-Fulham NHS Research Ethics Committee, the University of Central Lancashire Health Ethics Review Panel and the HRA. The results of the study will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications, feedback to service users and healthcare professionals, and to professional bodies in primary care and pharmacy. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN13649483.
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- Lucy Hives
- Research Facilitation and Delivery Unit, Applied Health Research Hub, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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- Stroke Research Team, School of Nursing, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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- Research Facilitation and Delivery Unit, Applied Health Research Hub, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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- Health Technology Assessment Unit, Applied Health Research Hub, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
- Methodological Innovation, Development, Adaptation and Support (MIDAS) Theme, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast, Liverpool, UK
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- Health Technology Assessment Unit, Applied Health Research Hub, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
- Methodological Innovation, Development, Adaptation and Support (MIDAS) Theme, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast, Liverpool, UK
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- Faculty of Science and Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
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- Stroke Research Team, School of Nursing, Facility of Health and Care, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Stroke Research Team, School of Nursing, Facility of Health and Care, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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Aslan EÖ, Toygar İ, Feyizoğlu G, Polat S, Eti Aslan F. Relationship between the insulin use and stigma in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Prim Care Diabetes 2023:S1751-9918(23)00097-9. [PMID: 37217393 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2023.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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AIMS This study aimed to investigate the relationship between insulin use and stigma in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). METHODS The study was carried out in the endocrinology and metabolic disorders outpatient clinic of a state hospital between February and October 2022. The study was carried out with 154 patients, 77 of them were treated with insulin while 77 were treated with peroral antidiabetic drugs (PAD). The patient identification form and Type 2 Diabetes Stigma Assessment Scale (DSAS-2) were used for data collection. The data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS 26.0 software. RESULTS DSAS-2 total score, treated differently, blame and judgment, and self-stigma subscales were higher in insulin-treated T2DM patients compared to the patients treated with PAD. There was a positive relationship between the number of daily injections and the DSAS-2 total score (r = 0.554). Multiple linear regression showed that type of the treatment, treatment duration, number of daily injections and perceived level of health were the determinants of the DSAS-2 score. CONCLUSIONS Stigma was high in insulin-treated T2DM patients and as the number of daily injections increased, the level of the perceived stigma increased. We recommend considering the high level of perceived stigma in insulin-treated T2DM patients while preparing nursing investigations.
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- Emine Özdemir Aslan
- Bahçeşehir University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Fethiye Faculty of Health Sciences, Muğla, Turkey.
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- Diabetes-specialist Nurse, İstanbul Göztepe Prof. Dr. Süleyman Yalçın City Hospital, Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders Department, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Bahçeşehir University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Bahçeşehir University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, İstanbul, Turkey
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Prell T, Stegmann S, Schönenberg A. Social exclusion in people with diabetes: cross-sectional and longitudinal results from the German Ageing Survey (DEAS). Sci Rep 2023; 13:7113. [PMID: 37130924 PMCID: PMC10152415 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33884-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023] Open
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As social exclusion can be linked to worse health and overall reduced quality of life, we describe social exclusion in people with diabetes and assess whether diabetes can be considered as a risk factor for social exclusion. We analyzed two waves (2014, 2017, N = 6604) from a survey of community-dwelling people aged > 40 using linear regression, group comparison and generalized estimating equations to explore the association between diabetes, social exclusion, socioeconomic, physical and psychosocial variables. In the entire cohort, diabetes was cross-sectionally associated with social exclusion after adjusting for covariates (p = 0.001). In people with diabetes, social exclusion was further associated with self-esteem (p < 0.001), loneliness (p = < 0.001), income (p = 0.017), depression (p = 0.001), physical diseases (p = 0.04), and network size (p = 0.043). Longitudinal data revealed that higher levels of social exclusion were already present before the diagnosis of diabetes, and future social exclusion was predicted by self-esteem, loneliness, depression, and income, but not by diabetes (p = .221). We conclude that diabetes is not a driver of social exclusion. Instead, both seem to co-occur as a consequence of health-related and psychosocial variables.
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- Tino Prell
- Department of Geriatrics, Halle University Hospital, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Geriatrics, Halle University Hospital, Halle, Germany.
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Telaak SH, Costabile KA, Persky S. The influence of weight on psychosocial well-being in diabetes. BMC Psychol 2023; 11:139. [PMID: 37120583 PMCID: PMC10148990 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-023-01185-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Individuals with diabetes experience a wide variety of psychosocial responses to their illness due, in part, to the nature of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Variation in patient weight may play a central role in these differences, yet its influence on psychosocial variation is largely unknown. The current study investigates the relationship between patients' perceived weight status and aspects of psychosocial well-being among individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS Individuals who were diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes were assessed via an online survey from the Diabetes, Identity, Attributions, and Health Study. Participants were categorized into a lower v. higher weight status group based on their self-reported perceived weight. Analyses of covariance were conducted to assess differences in measures of disease onset blame, diabetes stigma, and identity concerns among diabetes type and perceived weight status. Covariates included in our models were gender, age, education, and time since diagnosis. Bonferroni correction was used for post-hoc tests to assess any significant interactions found in our models. RESULTS Findings indicated that weight moderates multiple psychosocial outcomes pertinent to illness experience. Those with T2D and lower weight blamed themselves less for their disease onset, while those with higher weight felt blamed more for their disease onset by others, regardless of diabetes type. Individuals with T1D and higher weight were more frequently and more concerned about being mistaken for having the other disease type (i.e., T2D) compared to those with lower weight. CONCLUSIONS Weight is a key influence on the psychosocial outcomes for people with diabetes, but it operates differently in type 1 versus type 2 diabetes. By further examining the unique interaction between disease type and weight status we may be able to improve psychological well-being among affected individuals of all sizes.
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- Sydney H Telaak
- Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, 31 Center Drive, B1B36, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Lagomarcino Hall, 901 Stange Road, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, 31 Center Drive, B1B36, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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Della LJ, Reitenga A, King KM. Communication Strategies and Resources for Health and Fitness Professionals to Minimize Diabetes-Related Social Stigma. ACSM'S HEALTH & FITNESS JOURNAL 2023. [DOI: 10.1249/fit.0000000000000844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Mokhtari P, Jordan KC, Wilson A, Sisco-Tylor B, Metos JM. Development and Validation of a Diabetes Questionnaire for Middle School Students. JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR 2023; 55:135-144. [PMID: 36764795 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2022.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a questionnaire to assess diabetes knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and intent to change among middle school students. DESIGN A cross-sectional validation analysis. SETTING Students in 3 urban middle schools in Utah participated in this study. PARTICIPANTS The 25-item questionnaire was validated in independent samples of 277 and 304 students in the seventh and eighth grades. VARIABLES MEASURED The questionnaire includes the following variables: diabetes knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and intent to change dietary and physical activity behaviors. ANALYSIS Rigorous statistical approaches, including Cronbach's α (goodness of fit) calculation, test-retest reliability, and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, were employed to examine the reliability and construct validity. RESULTS The Cronbach's α coefficients were 0.7 for both subscales demonstrating acceptable internal consistency. All factor loadings were > 0.4, revealing close relations between factors and items. The confirmatory factor analysis model fit was 0.9 for the comparative fit index and Tucker-Lewis Index, indicating a reasonable model-data fit. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS This study demonstrated the validity of a diabetes questionnaire for middle school students. Future work is needed to validate its use in a diabetes prevention program, given the growing need for diabetes education among young adolescents.
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- Pari Mokhtari
- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Effectiveness of a diabetes educational intervention at primary school. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 2023; 43:83-90. [PMID: 35079212 PMCID: PMC8776361 DOI: 10.1007/s13410-021-01033-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Brazil ranks fifth in the world in the number of adults with diabetes, and third for type 1 diabetes. Conducting educational actions on this topic in public schools in this country is extremely important, since it can assist in the early adoption of good life habits and in a better care for students in this condition. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention about diabetes for students and school staff. Methods This is an interventional non-randomized longitudinal study, in which interviews were conducted before and after a playful intervention with the use of theater play and games for students and plus a training for the school staff. Results A total of 89 participants completed the study, being 73 students aged 7 to 12 years old, and 16 school staff. As a result, there was a positive change in knowledge and perception of diabetes by the students. The greatest changes in the answers among the participants, at the post-intervention period, were related to the possibility of consuming something with sugar by those with diabetes, and particularly how to cope in hypoglycemia situations by the school staff. Conclusions Actions like these must be encouraged within the school environment, especially in countries with high prevalence of diabetes.
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Hamano S, Onishi Y, Yoshida Y, Takao T, Tahara T, Kikuchi T, Kobori T, Kubota T, Iwamoto M, Kasuga M. Association of self-stigma with glycated hemoglobin: A single-center, cross-sectional study of adults with type 1 diabetes in Japan. J Diabetes Investig 2023; 14:479-485. [PMID: 36695022 PMCID: PMC9951577 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION There has been an increase in research on diabetes-related stigma and its association with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) over the past years. However, little is known about the association of self-stigma with HbA1c in persons with type 1 diabetes. This study aims to examine the association between self-stigma and HbA1c in Japanese people with type 1 diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted at a clinic in Tokyo. Questionnaires using nine items from the Japanese version of the Self-Stigma Scale was distributed to outpatients with type 1 diabetes, aged ≥18 years. We excluded outpatients with serious mental disorder, those who required urgent medical treatment or received hemodialysis. Adjusted linear regression analyses tested the association between the score of the 9-item Self-Stigma Scale and HbA1c. RESULTS Questionnaires were distributed to 166 eligible participants. A total of 109 participants were included in the final analysis after excluding participants with incomplete answers and laboratory data. After adjusting for age, sex, employment status, body mass index, duration of diabetes and insulin secretion, there was a significant positive association between self-stigma and HbA1c (β = 0.05, 95% confidence interval 0.01 to 0.08). CONCLUSIONS This cross-sectional study showed a significant association between self-stigma and HbA1c in persons with type 1 diabetes. Addressing self-stigma might be as equally essential as measuring HbA1c in evaluating glycemic outcome among individuals with type 1 diabetes.
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- Shoko Hamano
- The Institute of Medical ScienceAsahi Life FoundationTokyoJapan,Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of MedicineThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- The Institute of Medical ScienceAsahi Life FoundationTokyoJapan
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- The Institute of Medical ScienceAsahi Life FoundationTokyoJapan
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- The Institute of Medical ScienceAsahi Life FoundationTokyoJapan,JR East Health Promotion CenterTokyoJapan
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- The Institute of Medical ScienceAsahi Life FoundationTokyoJapan
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- The Institute of Medical ScienceAsahi Life FoundationTokyoJapan
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- The Institute of Medical ScienceAsahi Life FoundationTokyoJapan
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- The Institute of Medical ScienceAsahi Life FoundationTokyoJapan
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- The Institute of Medical ScienceAsahi Life FoundationTokyoJapan
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Acuff LM, Wolfe GG, Bowler-Hill S. The Language of Type 1 Diabetes: Why It Matters in Online Patient Education. JOURNAL OF CONSUMER HEALTH ON THE INTERNET 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/15398285.2023.2167424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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- Lisa M. Acuff
- University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- University of Kansas Libraries, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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- University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Joiner KL, Adams MP, Bayrakdar A, Speight J. A Spanish-language translation for the U.S. of the type 2 diabetes stigma assessment scale (DSAS-2 Spa-US). FRONTIERS IN CLINICAL DIABETES AND HEALTHCARE 2022; 3:1057559. [PMID: 36992721 PMCID: PMC10012130 DOI: 10.3389/fcdhc.2022.1057559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BackgroundDiabetes stigma is recognized to negatively impact health-related outcomes for people living with type 2 diabetes (T2D), but there is a dearth of evidence among U.S. Latino adults with T2D. Our aim was to develop a Spanish-language translation of the Type 2 Diabetes Stigma Assessment Scale (DSAS-2) and examine its psychometric properties among U.S. Latino adults with T2D.MethodsThe translation was developed through a multi-step process, including a focus group with community health workers (n=5) and cognitive debriefing interviews with Latino adults with T2D (n=8). It was field-tested in an online survey of U.S. Latino adults with T2D, recruited via Facebook (October 2018 to June 2019). Exploratory factor analysis examined structural validity. Convergent and divergent validity were assessed by testing hypothesized correlations with measures of general chronic illness stigma, diabetes distress, depressive and anxiety symptoms, loneliness, and self-esteem.ResultsAmong 817 U.S. Latino adults with T2D who participated in the online survey, 517 completed the Spanish-language DSAS-2 (DSAS Spa-US) and were eligible for the study (mean age 54 ± 10 years, and 72% female). Exploratory factor analysis supported a single-factor solution (eigenvalue=8.20), accounting for 82% of shared variance among the 19 items, all loading ≥ 0.5. Internal consistency reliability was high (α=0.93). As expected, strong, positive correlations were observed between diabetes stigma and general chronic illness stigma (rs=0.65) and diabetes distress (rs=0.57); medium, positive correlations, between diabetes stigma and depressive (rs=0.45) and anxiety (rs=0.43) symptoms, and loneliness (rs=0.41); and a moderate negative correlation between diabetes stigma and self-esteem (rs=-0.50). There was no relationship between diabetes stigma and diabetes duration (rs=0.07, ns).ConclusionThe DSAS-2 Spa-US is a version of the DSAS-2, translated into Spanish, that has good psychometric properties for assessing diabetes stigma in U.S. Latino adults with T2D.
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- Kevin L. Joiner
- Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- *Correspondence: Kevin L. Joiner,
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- Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- School of Nursing, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Inagaki S, Matsuda T, Muramae N, Abe K, Kato K. Diabetes-related shame among people with type 2 diabetes: an internet-based cross-sectional study. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2022; 10:10/6/e003001. [PMID: 36593661 PMCID: PMC9748962 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2022-003001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Emerging evidence suggests that diabetes stigma and negative emotions associated with it may impair the quality of life of people with diabetes. Among these psychological distresses, shame is considered the most distressing of all human emotional experiences and may be a condition to which diabetes clinicians should pay attention. This epidemiological study focused on diabetes-related shame and aimed to determine the prevalence of diabetes-related shame, its factors, and its association with psychological indicators. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among people with type 2 diabetes preregistered with a research firm. The questionnaire included experience of diabetes-related shame and demographic data such as age, clinical characteristic measures such as hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and psychological indicators, including the WHO Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) and Problem Areas In Diabetes-5 (PAID-5). Differences in each indicator between people with diabetes who experienced shame and those who did not were analyzed with the unpaired t-test. As supplemental analysis, binomial logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with the prevalence of diabetes-related shame. RESULTS Of the 510 participants, 32.9% experienced diabetes-related shame and 17.5% concealed their disease from colleagues or friends. Those who had experienced diabetes-related shame showed significantly lower WHO-5 and higher PAID-5 scores (p<0.001). However, no significant difference was found in HbA1c (p=0.36). Binomial logistic regression revealed that women, young adults, those without a college degree, those with low self-efficacy, and those with a strong sense of financial burden or external pressure were at higher risk of experiencing diabetes-related shame. CONCLUSIONS Among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, diabetes-related shame was associated with diabetes-specific emotional distress and low psychological well-being. Further research and care development are needed to address diabetes-related shame and improve the quality of life of people with diabetes.
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- Satoshi Inagaki
- Faculty of Nursing, Kobe City College of Nursing, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Matsuda Diabetes Clinic, Kobe, Japan
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- Faculty of Nursing, Kobe Women's University, Kobe, Japan
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Mphasha MH, Mothiba TM, Skaal L. Lived experiences of diabetic outpatients attending clinics in rural areas of Limpopo province in South Africa. Health SA 2022. [DOI: 10.4102/hsag.v27i0.1726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Deciphering Latent Health Information in Social Media Using a Mixed-Methods Design. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10112320. [DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10112320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Natural language processing techniques have increased the volume and variety of text data that can be analyzed. The aim of this study was to identify the positive and negative topical sentiments among diet, diabetes, exercise, and obesity tweets. Using a sequential explanatory mixed-method design for our analytical framework, we analyzed a data corpus of 1.7 million diet, diabetes, exercise, and obesity (DDEO)-related tweets collected over 12 months. Sentiment analysis and topic modeling were used to analyze the data. The results show that overall, 29% of the tweets were positive, and 17% were negative. Using sentiment analysis and latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) topic modeling, we analyzed 800 positive and negative DDEO topics. From the 800 LDA topics—after the qualitative and computational removal of incoherent topics—473 topics were characterized as coherent. Obesity was the only query health topic with a higher percentage of negative tweets. The use of social media by public health practitioners should focus not only on the dissemination of health information based on the topics discovered but also consider what they can do for the health consumer as a result of the interaction in digital spaces such as social media. Future studies will benefit from using multiclass sentiment analysis methods associated with other novel topic modeling approaches.
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Hunt D, Lamb K, Elliott J, Hemmingsen B, Slama S, Scibilia R, Whitney Daniels K, Mikkelsen B. A WHO key informant language survey of people with lived experiences of diabetes: Media misconceptions, values-based messaging, stigma, framings and communications considerations. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2022; 193:110109. [PMID: 36183868 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.110109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIMS This study aimed to learn from people with lived experiences of diabetes to raise the quality of diabetes communications. METHODS An online key informant survey for people (18+) with a direct and/or adjacent (caregiver, friend, family-member etc.,) lived experience of diabetes. Through thematic analysis, we gathered insights on perceptions of media reporting on diabetes and communicating with accuracy, impact and without stigma. Descriptive analysis also investigated effective values for WHO to communicate diabetes with key audiences of policy-makers, funding partners and the general public. RESULTS 918 respondents in 58 WHO Member States were analysed. Participants identified five key themes requiring more appropriate consideration in the media: accurately defining diabetes types, over-emphasis on sugar and lifestyle, negative impacts of diabetes stigma, burden of costs (financial, personal and interpersonal) and mental health. Irrespective of audience, key values-based messages identified as important for WHO to convey included: 'urgency', 'preventing suffering', 'improving wellbeing' and 'meaningful engagement' of people with lived experience. CONCLUSION Learning from people with lived experience of diabetes identifies key diabetes communication considerations. Continued meaningful engagement of this group, including in WHO's work and the multistakeholder diffusion of this methodology to local contexts, could improve public discourse on diabetes and related policies.
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- Daniel Hunt
- Department for Noncommunicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Av. Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Department for Noncommunicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Av. Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department for Noncommunicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Av. Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department for Noncommunicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Av. Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Diabetes Australia, GPO Box 3156, Canberra 2600, Australia
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- Department for Noncommunicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Av. Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Alzubaidi H, Namara KM, Samorinha C, Saidawi W, Versace VL, Speight J. Type 2 Diabetes Stigma Assessment Scale (DSAS-2): Cultural and linguistic adaptation and psychometric assessment of the Arabic version. Prim Care Diabetes 2022; 16:703-708. [PMID: 35965209 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2022.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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AIMS To culturally and linguistically adapt the Type 2 Diabetes Stigma Assessment Scale (DSAS-2) into Arabic and assess its psychometric properties. METHODS Following forward-backward translation of the DSAS-2, the Content Validity Index (CVI) was assessed. Cognitive debriefing and pilot testing were conducted with adults with T2DM. The Arabic DSAS-2 was included in a multi-center, cross-sectional study (N = 327) Arabic-speaking adults with type 2 diabetes. Psychometric analyses included exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA/CFA), internal consistency reliability, and convergent validity. RESULTS The Arabic DSAS-2 was considered appropriate, with an excellent CVI (0.98). Unforced EFA revealed a satisfactory three-factor structure, indicating the same subscales as the original instrument ('Treated differently', 'Blame and judgment', 'Self-stigma'). EFA for three factors showed good indicators (KMO=0.924; Bartlett's test of sphericity χ2 = 4063.709, df=171, p < 0.001). Internal consistency was satisfactory for both the three-factor structure (α = 0.91, α = 0.88, and α = 0.88, respectively) and the single factor (α = 0.94). CFA results were inconclusive. Although fit indices improved for the single-factor model, compared to the three-factor, they remained inadequate. The total scale demonstrated satisfactory convergent validity with self-esteem. CONCLUSIONS The Arabic DSAS-2 has excellent reliability and acceptable validity, supporting a three-factor structure as well as the use of a total score.
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- Hamzah Alzubaidi
- Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, PO Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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- School of Medicine, Deakin University, 75 Pigdons Rd, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216, Australia; Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia.
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- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, PO Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, PO Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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- School of Medicine, Deakin Rural Health, Deakin University Faculty of Health, 75 Pigdons Rd, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216, Australia.
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- Deakin University, School of Psychology, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
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Davidsen E, Maindal HT, Rod MH, Olesen K, Byrne M, Damm P, Nielsen KK. The stigma associated with gestational diabetes mellitus: A scoping review. EClinicalMedicine 2022; 52:101614. [PMID: 35990581 PMCID: PMC9386490 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects an increasing number of pregnant women globally. Although studies have identified psychosocial ramifications associated with GDM, stigma in the form of experienced discrimination and self-blame and its consequences have received limited attention. Our objective was to examine the current evidence on stigma, as experienced among women with GDM, including the potential adverse consequences hereof. METHODS A scoping review was conducted with citations retrieved from the databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE and, PsycINFO. Studies published before 15 June 2022, when the search was conducted, were included. FINDINGS We identified 1388 citations and included 44 in the review. We found that women with GDM may experience stigma in the form of overt discrimination from healthcare personnel and relatives, and in the form of internalised stigma, such as guilt and shame. Identified consequences include avoidance of screening, not following dietary recommendations nor reporting blood glucose readings, social isolation, and poor mental wellbeing. No estimates of stigma prevalence were identified. INTERPRETATION Existing evidence shows that women with GDM report stigma, which may affect both their mental and physical health. Further investigations into the prevalence of stigma and long-term consequences of stigma are much needed. FUNDING The funders of the study had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or writing of the report.
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- Emma Davidsen
- Health Promotion Research, Copenhagen University Hospital – Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 83, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
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- Health Promotion Research, Copenhagen University Hospital – Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 83, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Health Promotion Research, Copenhagen University Hospital – Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 83, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
- National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Studiestræde 6, 1455 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Health Promotion Research, Copenhagen University Hospital – Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 83, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
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- Health Behaviour Change Research Group, School of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Department of Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, Juliane Maries Vej 8, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Health Promotion Research, Copenhagen University Hospital – Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 83, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
- Corresponding author.
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Reconsidering the Levesque framework: a social work perspective for healthcare professionals. BJGP Open 2022; 6:BJGPO.2022.0055. [DOI: 10.3399/bjgpo.2022.0055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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The traditional complications of diabetes mellitus are well known and continue to pose a considerable burden on millions of people living with diabetes mellitus. However, advances in the management of diabetes mellitus and, consequently, longer life expectancies, have resulted in the emergence of evidence of the existence of a different set of lesser-acknowledged diabetes mellitus complications. With declining mortality from vascular disease, which once accounted for more than 50% of deaths amongst people with diabetes mellitus, cancer and dementia now comprise the leading causes of death in people with diabetes mellitus in some countries or regions. Additionally, studies have demonstrated notable links between diabetes mellitus and a broad range of comorbidities, including cognitive decline, functional disability, affective disorders, obstructive sleep apnoea and liver disease, and have refined our understanding of the association between diabetes mellitus and infection. However, no published review currently synthesizes this evidence to provide an in-depth discussion of the burden and risks of these emerging complications. This Review summarizes information from systematic reviews and major cohort studies regarding emerging complications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus to identify and quantify associations, highlight gaps and discrepancies in the evidence, and consider implications for the future management of diabetes mellitus.
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- Dunya Tomic
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Tanaka N, Hamamoto Y, Kurotobi Y, Yamazaki Y, Nakatani S, Matsubara M, Haraguchi T, Yamaguchi Y, Izumi K, Fujita Y, Kuwata H, Hyo T, Yanase M, Matsuda M, Negoro S, Higashiyama H, Yamada Y, Kurose T, Seino Y. Stigma evaluation for diabetes and other chronic non-communicable disease patients: Development, validation and clinical use of stigma scale - The Kanden Institute Stigma Scale. J Diabetes Investig 2022; 13:2081-2090. [PMID: 36047430 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to develop a scale to evaluate disease stigma in patients with lifestyle-related chronic non-communicable diseases (LCNCDs), which we named the Kanden Institute Stigma Scale (KISS), and to consider its possible clinical application for patients with diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS An initial 90 questions were drafted and categorized into six subscales according to the manifestations of stigma. The final version of the KISS was developed as a 24-item questionnaire comprising four items for each subscale. RESULTS A total of 539 outpatients including 452 patients with diabetes and 87 patients without diabetes were recruited. Construct validity was confirmed by assessing the correlation with previously established measures. Confirmatory factor analysis showed the KISS to have good model fitness (adjusted goodness-of-fit index = 0.856). Test-retest reproducibility analysis showed that the intraclass coefficient of the first and a second KISS was 0.843 (P < 0.001), indicating excellent reproducibility. The KISS showed higher scores for patients with diabetes than for patients without diabetes (12.23 ± 0.49 vs 5.76 ± 0.73, P < 0.05). The KISS score was significantly higher in type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients taking insulin therapy than in type 2 diabetes patients not taking insulin (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The KISS is a validated and reliable questionnaire for assessment of stigma among patients with diabetes as well as other lifestyle-related chronic non-communicable diseases, and might contribute to identifying and rectifying diabetes stigma, as well promoting awareness among health care professionals of this very consequential health problem.
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- Nagaaki Tanaka
- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan.,Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan.,Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan.,Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan.,Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan.,Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan.,Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan.,Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan.,Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan.,Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan.,Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Aizenbashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Aizenbashi Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Medical Education, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan
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- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan.,Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan.,Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan.,Nakanoshima Clinic, Osaka, Japan
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- Yutaka Seino Distinguished Center for Diabetes Research, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Kobe, Japan.,Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Matsuzawa Y, Azuma K, Sawa T, Ono Y, Hamada Y, Matsuba I, Kanamori A. A survey of clinical physician's perceptions of stigma and advocacy in patients with type 2 diabetes in Kanagawa, Japan. J Diabetes Investig 2022; 13:2073-2080. [PMID: 35980305 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION To investigate the recognition status of stigma/advocacy in patients with type 2 diabetes in clinical practice settings. METHOD A questionnaire survey on stigma/advocacy of patients with diabetes was carried out for members of the Kanagawa Physicians Association in July 2021. RESULTS The respondents consisted of 33 (16.6%) physicians specializing in diabetes (the D group) and 166 (83.4%) non-specialists (the ND group). 100% of the D group and 48.8% of the ND group knew that patients may be prejudiced or discriminated against because of diabetes. In the question of whether they know the terms 'stigma' and 'advocacy', 'know' was 97.0% and 94.0% in the D group, compared with 45.8% and 36.7% in the ND group, respectively. 97.0% of the D group and 19.9% of the ND group know the advocacy activities of the Japanese Diabetes Society (JDS) and the Japan Association for Diabetes Education (JADEC). The specific contents of the stigma were often unknown or never experienced in the ND group. A free description of the strategy for reducing or eliminating stigma was analyzed by text mining. 'Giving consideration to the patients' feelings', 'Commitment to the problem', and 'Dialogue' were frequent, and there was no significant difference between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS The clinician's understanding of stigma/advocacy associated with having diabetes was insufficient, and activities that alert clinicians to stigma/advocacy, especially those in the ND group, was a theme to be addressed. More awareness-raising activities for stigma/advocacy will lead to better treatment and a better quality of life for patients with diabetes.
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- Yoko Matsuzawa
- The Study Group of the Medical Communication Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokoyama City, Japan.,The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokoyama City, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Medical Communication Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokoyama City, Japan.,The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokoyama City, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Medical Communication Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokoyama City, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Medical Communication Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokoyama City, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Medical Communication Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokoyama City, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Medical Communication Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokoyama City, Japan.,The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokoyama City, Japan
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- The Study Group of the Medical Communication Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokoyama City, Japan.,The Study Group of the Diabetes Committee, Kanagawa Physicians Association, Yokoyama City, Japan
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“Not a lifestyle disease”: the importance of boundary work for the construction of a collective illness identity among people with type 1 diabetes. SOCIAL THEORY & HEALTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1057/s41285-022-00182-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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