Exploring diabetes distress among adults with type 1 diabetes: A nationwide cross-sectional study.

IF 1.7 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2026-07-02 DOI:10.1177/14034948261455442

Tórhalla Vanja Klein Olsen, May-Britt Skoradal, Ingrid Willaing, Herborg Líggjasardóttir Johannesen, Maria S Petersen

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Abstract

Aims: To explore the prevalence and associated variables of diabetes distress in the adult Faroese type 1 diabetes (T1D) population.

Methods: This nationwide study involved the administration of an online questionnaire to adults diagnosed with T1D. A total of 119 participants (58% of the T1D population) completed the seven-item Type 1 Diabetes Distress Scale (T1-DDS-7) in an online survey conducted from June to August 2023. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between diabetes distress and potential associated variables.

Results: A total of 39% of the participants scored 14 or more in the T1-DDS-7, indicating diabetes distress. Multivariate logistic regressions identified five variables that were associated with diabetes distress: younger age, recent diabetes onset, being a smoker, having a lower self-estimated health, and being unsatisfied with the received information from healthcare professionals prior to start of diabetes treatment.

Conclusions: More than one-third of Faroese adults with T1D experienced diabetes distress. Hence, additional targeted support might be necessary for a substantial part of adults with T1D. These findings underscore the significance of the understanding from healthcare professionals of the psychosocial dimensions of diabetes and the need to address diabetes distress as a fundamental component of routine diabetes management.

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探索成人1型糖尿病患者的糖尿病困扰：一项全国性的横断面研究。

目的：探讨在法罗群岛成年1型糖尿病（T1D）人群中糖尿病窘迫的患病率及相关变量。方法：这项全国性的研究包括对诊断为T1D的成年人进行在线问卷调查。在2023年6月至8月进行的一项在线调查中，共有119名参与者（占T1D人群的58%）完成了7项1型糖尿病困扰量表（T1-DDS-7）。Logistic回归用于检验糖尿病窘迫与潜在相关变量之间的关系。结果：共有39%的参与者在T1-DDS-7中得分为14分或更高，表明糖尿病窘迫。多变量logistic回归确定了与糖尿病困扰相关的五个变量：年龄较小、最近患糖尿病、吸烟、自我评估健康水平较低，以及在糖尿病治疗开始前对医疗保健专业人员提供的信息不满意。结论：超过三分之一的法罗成年T1D患者经历过糖尿病困扰。因此，对于很大一部分患有T1D的成年人来说，额外的针对性支持可能是必要的。这些发现强调了医疗保健专业人员对糖尿病心理社会维度的理解的重要性，以及将糖尿病困扰作为常规糖尿病管理的基本组成部分的必要性。

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Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

6.50

自引率

2.90%

发文量

135

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The Scandinavian Journal of Public Health is an international peer-reviewed journal which has a vision to: publish public health research of good quality; contribute to the conceptual and methodological development of public health; contribute to global health issues; contribute to news and overviews of public health developments and health policy developments in the Nordic countries; reflect the multidisciplinarity of public health.