Exploring the Association of Psychological Status with Self-Rated Diabetes Control: Results from the Montreal Evaluation of Diabetes Treatment Study

• Published in: Psychosomatics (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 35 - 43
• Main Authors: Smith, Kimberley J., Ph.D, Gariépy, Geneviève, M.Sc, Pedneault, Maxime, B.Sc, Beland, Melanie, B.Sc, Clyde, Matthew, B.Sc, Schmitz, Norbert, Ph.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arlington, VA Elsevier Inc 2013; American Psychiatric Publishing
• Subjects: Aged; Anxiety - psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Depression - psychology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - psychology; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance; Female; Health Behavior; Health Status; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use; Internal Medicine; Logistic Models; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Psychiatry; Self Report; Stress, Psychological - psychology; Treatment Outcome; Endocrinopathy; Evaluation; Self control; Treatment; Self evaluation; Diabetes mellitus

Aims There is an increasing interest in single-item self-rated indicators of perceived health and control status in people with chronic illnesses such as diabetes. However, self-rated measures can be associated with indicators of psychological status. The aim of this paper is to explore the associat...