Profiling the mental health of diabetic patients: a cross-sectional survey of Zimbabwean patients

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dc.contributor.authorNyoni, Alima M
dc.contributor.authorChiwaridzo, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorTadyanemhandu, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorJanuary, James
dc.contributor.authorDambi, Jermaine M
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-13T09:59:39Z
dc.date.available2018-11-13T09:59:39Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-29
dc.date.updated2018-11-04T04:43:04Z
dc.description.abstractObjective The burden of diabetes mellitus has exponentially increased in low resource settings. Patients with diabetes are more likely to exhibit poor mental health which negatively affects treatment outcomes. However, patients with high levels of social support (SS) are likely to report optimal mental health. We sought to determine how SS affects the report of psychiatric morbidity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in 108 diabetic patients in Harare, Zimbabwe. Results The average age of participants was 54.1 (SD 18.6) years. Most of the participants were; females (69.4%), married (51.9%), and were of low level of income (43.5%). 37.1% of the participants exhibited signs of psychiatric morbidity [mean Shona Symptoms Questionnaire score—6.7 (SD 3.2)]. Further, patients also reported lower HRQoL [mean EQ-5D-VAS score—64.1 (SD 15.3)] and high levels of SS [mean Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support score—43.7 (SD 11.5)]. Patients who received greater amount of SS had optimal mental health. Being female, unmarried, lower education attainment, having more comorbid conditions, being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and having been diagnosed of diabetes for a longer duration were associated with poorer mental health. It is important to develop context-specific interventions to improve diabetic patients’ mental health.
dc.identifier.apacitationNyoni, A. M., Chiwaridzo, M., Tadyanemhandu, C., January, J., & Dambi, J. M. (2018). Profiling the mental health of diabetic patients: a cross-sectional survey of Zimbabwean patients. <i>BMC Res Notes</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29061en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNyoni, Alima M, Matthew Chiwaridzo, Catherine Tadyanemhandu, James January, and Jermaine M Dambi "Profiling the mental health of diabetic patients: a cross-sectional survey of Zimbabwean patients." <i>BMC Res Notes</i> (2018) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29061en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBMC Research Notes. 2018 Oct 29;11(1):772
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Nyoni, Alima M AU - Chiwaridzo, Matthew AU - Tadyanemhandu, Catherine AU - January, James AU - Dambi, Jermaine M AB - Objective The burden of diabetes mellitus has exponentially increased in low resource settings. Patients with diabetes are more likely to exhibit poor mental health which negatively affects treatment outcomes. However, patients with high levels of social support (SS) are likely to report optimal mental health. We sought to determine how SS affects the report of psychiatric morbidity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in 108 diabetic patients in Harare, Zimbabwe. Results The average age of participants was 54.1 (SD 18.6) years. Most of the participants were; females (69.4%), married (51.9%), and were of low level of income (43.5%). 37.1% of the participants exhibited signs of psychiatric morbidity [mean Shona Symptoms Questionnaire score—6.7 (SD 3.2)]. Further, patients also reported lower HRQoL [mean EQ-5D-VAS score—64.1 (SD 15.3)] and high levels of SS [mean Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support score—43.7 (SD 11.5)]. Patients who received greater amount of SS had optimal mental health. Being female, unmarried, lower education attainment, having more comorbid conditions, being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and having been diagnosed of diabetes for a longer duration were associated with poorer mental health. It is important to develop context-specific interventions to improve diabetic patients’ mental health. DA - 2018-10-29 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - BMC Res Notes LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2018 T1 - Profiling the mental health of diabetic patients: a cross-sectional survey of Zimbabwean patients TI - Profiling the mental health of diabetic patients: a cross-sectional survey of Zimbabwean patients UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29061 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3881-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/29061
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNyoni AM, Chiwaridzo M, Tadyanemhandu C, January J, Dambi JM. Profiling the mental health of diabetic patients: a cross-sectional survey of Zimbabwean patients. BMC Res Notes. 2018; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29061.en_ZA
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dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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dc.sourceBMC Res Notes
dc.source.urihttps://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com/
dc.subject.otherDiabetes
dc.subject.otherMental health
dc.subject.otherSocial support
dc.subject.otherQuality of life
dc.subject.otherZimbabwe
dc.titleProfiling the mental health of diabetic patients: a cross-sectional survey of Zimbabwean patients
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