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1Taylor Dieter, BSN, is a Doctorate of Nursing Practice student, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Purpose:
The purpose of this paper is to summarize the need for improved recognition of depression versus diabetes distress and discuss recommendations for appropriate screening tools.
Practice Implications:
In order to assess for both depression and diabetes distress, a combined approach of using both the WHO-5 and the PAID-20 is a simple and reliable method for detecting depression and assisting in determining the focus of specific aspects of diabetes management based on the patient's reported depressive symptoms.
Conclusions:
Routine screening for depression and diabetes distress is essential for improving quality of life and reducing healthcare cost in patients with diabetes.
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