Author/Editor		Kozel, Dejan; Marušič, Andrej
Title		Individuals with diabetes mellitus with and without depressive symptoms: could social network explain the comorbidity?
Type		članek
Source		Psychiatr Danub
Vol. and No.		Letnik 18, št. 1-2
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 12-18
Language		eng
Abstract		Objectives: The main objective of the present study was to obtain an approximate prevalence of depressive symploms in a community sample of persons with diabetes mellitus and to discover whether social networks could explain comorbidity of diabetes mellitus and depressive symptoms. Method: Subjects were persons with diabetes mellifus, members of the Diabetes Association of Ljubljana (N=396, average age: 62.9+-3.4 average duration of diabetes: l7.2+-10.6). Firstly, subjects were screened with CESD /Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale) and demographic data were also gathered. Secondly. two samples (individuals with and without depressive symptoms) were compared on the basis of social network analysis. Results: The prevalence of depressive symptoms was higher among persons with diabetes in comparison with general population. Individuals with depressive symptoms compared with individuals without depressive symptoms were less dissatisfied with diabetes (p=0.01l), and had better informational (p=0.039) and instrumental support (p=0.046, relations between them and support givers were closer (p=0.050), more important and less conflicting (p =0.042). Compared groups did not differ in quantitative characteristics of social networks (eg. size of the network or the network gender structure). Conclusions: The community sample results in Slovenia support the already reported assrociation between diabetes mellitus and depression. Furthermore social network analysis offered some potentially relevant explanation for comorbidity of diabetes mellitus and depressive symptoms.
Descriptors		DIABETES MELLITUS COMORBIDITY DEPRESSIVE DISORDER SOCIAL SUPPORT SELF-HELP GROUPS QUESTIONNAIRES