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Social support and diabetes distress: Does the messenger matter as much as the message?

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We explored the relationship between social support (family/friends and health care team) and four diabetes distress subscales in 196 adults with type 2 diabetes in a specialty care setting. Health… Click to show full abstract

We explored the relationship between social support (family/friends and health care team) and four diabetes distress subscales in 196 adults with type 2 diabetes in a specialty care setting. Health care support was associated with lower physician- and regimen-related distress, while friends/family support was related to lower interpersonal distress. The study was registered on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02804620).

Keywords: diabetes distress; support diabetes; messenger matter; support; social support; distress messenger

Journal Title: Chronic illness
Year Published: 2022

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