Serious psychological distress and diabetes care among California adults
Summer L Williams1, Kelly B Haskard-Zolnierek, Jim E Banta
1Department of Psychology, Westfield State College, MA 01086, USA. swilliams@wsc.ma.edu
Objective:
To evaluate three aspects of diabetes care (foot checks, eye examinations, and hemoglobin A 1 C checks by a physician) among California adults with Type 2 diabetes and serious psychological distress (SPD).
Method:
Data were from the population-based 2005 California Health Interview Survey. Estimates were that in 2005, 1,516,171 Californians (5.75% of all adults) had a physician-given diabetes diagnosis, and of those, 108,621 (7.16%) had co-morbid SPD.
Results:
Among Californians with Type 2 diabetes, SPD was associated with fewer physician foot checks (odds ratio = 0.56, 95% Confidence Interval = 0.32 to 0.97) but not with fewer eye examinations or hemoglobin A 1 C checks.
Conclusions:
The findings highlight a specific area--foot complication evaluation and prevention--for improving the quality of diabetes care among adult Californians with Type 2 diabetes and SPD.
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