Mental health burden of patients with diabetes before and after the initial outbreak of COVID-19: predictors of mental health impairment
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting people’s mental health worldwide. Patients with diabetes are at risk for a severe course of illness when infected with SARS-CoV-2. The present study aims to retrospectively examine mental health changes in patients with diabetes in Germany befor...
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| author | Sheila Moradian Martin Teufel Lisa Jahre Venja Musche Madeleine Fink Hannah Dinse Adam Schweda Benjamin Weismüller Nora Dörrie Susanne Tan Eva-Maria Skoda Alexander Bäuerle |
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| description | Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting people’s mental health worldwide. Patients with diabetes are at risk for a severe course of illness when infected with SARS-CoV-2. The present study aims to retrospectively examine mental health changes in patients with diabetes in Germany before and after the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and to furthermore explore potential predictors of such changes. Methods Over the course of eight weeks from April to June 2020, 253 individuals diagnosed with diabetes participated in an online cross-sectional study. Participants completed an anonymous survey including demographics, depression (PHQ-2) and generalized anxiety symptoms (GAD-2), distress (DT), and health status (EQ-5D-3L). In addition, all instruments used were modified to retrospectively ask participants to recall their mental health and health status before the outbreak had started. Additionally examined factors were COVID-19-related fear, trust in governmental actions to face the pandemic, and the subjective level of information about COVID-19. Results This study shows a significant increase in prevalence of depression symptoms, generalized anxiety symptoms and distress, as well as significantly decreased health statuses in diabetes patients after the initial COVID-19 outbreak. Increased depression symptoms, generalized anxiety symptoms and distress were predicted by COVID-19-related fear, whereas trust in governmental actions to face COVID-19 predicted higher depression symptoms. Conclusions The results indicate a negative impact of the initial COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and health status in patients with diabetes. In order to improve the efficacy of psychological support strategies for diabetes patients during the pandemic, possible predictors of mental health impairment such as the aforementioned should be examined more thoroughly and addressed more openly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b0f6dcf62274eca84fb2646ee1b65802022-12-21T22:07:33ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582021-11-0121111110.1186/s12889-021-12101-zMental health burden of patients with diabetes before and after the initial outbreak of COVID-19: predictors of mental health impairmentSheila Moradian0Martin Teufel1Lisa Jahre2Venja Musche3Madeleine Fink4Hannah Dinse5Adam Schweda6Benjamin Weismüller7Nora Dörrie8Susanne Tan9Eva-Maria Skoda10Alexander Bäuerle11Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University HospitalClinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University HospitalClinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University HospitalClinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University HospitalClinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University HospitalClinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University HospitalClinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University HospitalClinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University HospitalClinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University HospitalDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Duisburg-Essen, University Hospital EssenClinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University HospitalClinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR University HospitalAbstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting people’s mental health worldwide. Patients with diabetes are at risk for a severe course of illness when infected with SARS-CoV-2. The present study aims to retrospectively examine mental health changes in patients with diabetes in Germany before and after the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and to furthermore explore potential predictors of such changes. Methods Over the course of eight weeks from April to June 2020, 253 individuals diagnosed with diabetes participated in an online cross-sectional study. Participants completed an anonymous survey including demographics, depression (PHQ-2) and generalized anxiety symptoms (GAD-2), distress (DT), and health status (EQ-5D-3L). In addition, all instruments used were modified to retrospectively ask participants to recall their mental health and health status before the outbreak had started. Additionally examined factors were COVID-19-related fear, trust in governmental actions to face the pandemic, and the subjective level of information about COVID-19. Results This study shows a significant increase in prevalence of depression symptoms, generalized anxiety symptoms and distress, as well as significantly decreased health statuses in diabetes patients after the initial COVID-19 outbreak. Increased depression symptoms, generalized anxiety symptoms and distress were predicted by COVID-19-related fear, whereas trust in governmental actions to face COVID-19 predicted higher depression symptoms. Conclusions The results indicate a negative impact of the initial COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and health status in patients with diabetes. In order to improve the efficacy of psychological support strategies for diabetes patients during the pandemic, possible predictors of mental health impairment such as the aforementioned should be examined more thoroughly and addressed more openly.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12101-zMental healthCOVID-19DiabetesChanges in mental healthAnxietyDepression |
| spellingShingle | Sheila Moradian Martin Teufel Lisa Jahre Venja Musche Madeleine Fink Hannah Dinse Adam Schweda Benjamin Weismüller Nora Dörrie Susanne Tan Eva-Maria Skoda Alexander Bäuerle Mental health burden of patients with diabetes before and after the initial outbreak of COVID-19: predictors of mental health impairment BMC Public Health Mental health COVID-19 Diabetes Changes in mental health Anxiety Depression |
| title | Mental health burden of patients with diabetes before and after the initial outbreak of COVID-19: predictors of mental health impairment |
| title_full | Mental health burden of patients with diabetes before and after the initial outbreak of COVID-19: predictors of mental health impairment |
| title_fullStr | Mental health burden of patients with diabetes before and after the initial outbreak of COVID-19: predictors of mental health impairment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental health burden of patients with diabetes before and after the initial outbreak of COVID-19: predictors of mental health impairment |
| title_short | Mental health burden of patients with diabetes before and after the initial outbreak of COVID-19: predictors of mental health impairment |
| title_sort | mental health burden of patients with diabetes before and after the initial outbreak of covid 19 predictors of mental health impairment |
| topic | Mental health COVID-19 Diabetes Changes in mental health Anxiety Depression |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12101-z |
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