Ayesha Batool, Riffat Sadiq.
Comparison of diabetes related distress and psychological well-being among patients with type I and type II diabetes mellitus.
Pak J Med Res Jan ;57(4):149-53.

Background: The chronic disease of diabetes mellitus aggravates both physical and psychological health of the patients. Irrespective to its type, patients diagnosed with diabetes are vulnerable to psychological chaos and disease related distress. So, the objective of the present study was to determine and compare the diabetes related distress and psychological well-being experienced by patients with type I and type II diabetes mellitus. Patients and Methods:, Two hundred diabetes patients (n = 200), dwelling in Faisalabad, were recruited for the current study from January 2017 to July 2017 via purposive sampling method. Half of them (n = 100) diagnosed with type I diabetes, whilst half of them (n = 100) with type II diabetes. Comparative research method with independent group design was applied whereby both groups were compared with each other Demographic information form, Diabetes Distress Scale and Psychological well-being scale were used as research instruments. Results: Independent samples t-test exemplified that patients with type II diabetes mellitus significantly reported more emotional burden (t = -10.861, df = 198, p = .000) than type I diabetes. Patients suffering from type II diabetes also reported less autonomy (t = 4.941, df = 198, p = .000), environmental mastery (t = 1.071, df = 198, p = .000) and purpose in life (t = .984, df = 198, p = .000) than patients with type I diabetic mellitus. Conclusion: Type II diabetes mellitus is more detrimental for patients in terms of experiencing more emotional burden and poor psychological well-being (i.e, less autonomy, environmental mastery and purpose in life) than type I diabetes mellitus.

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