Diabetes Distress and Illness Perceptions in Tunisian Type 2 Diabetes Patients.

Rim MasmoudiFaten Hadj KacemMaroua BouattourFatma GuermaziRim SellamiInes FekiMouna MnifJawaher MasmoudiImen BaatiMohamed Abid

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2023)

This study sheds light on the high prevalence of DD among patients with type 2 diabetes in Tunisia. Illness perception-focused psychological intervention would be efficacious in reducing diabetes distress in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
end stage renal disease
randomized controlled trial
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
healthcare
chronic kidney disease
primary care
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
patient reported outcomes
adipose tissue