Emotional Distress and Self-Rated Health Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Americans with Type 2 Diabetes

Background Self-Rated Health (SRH) is a valid proxy for individuals’ overall well-being and mortality risk. This study examined contributions of diabetes distress (stress from diabetes self-management) and depressive symptoms to SRH among Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Methods For th...

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Published in:	Journal of immigrant and minority health 2021-06, Vol.23 (3), p.487-493
Main Authors:	Huang, Ya-Ching, Zuñiga, Julie, Hua, Yvonne, García, Alexandra
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Acculturation Asian Americans Chinese Americans Comparative Law Demographic variables Demography Diabetes Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent) Diabetics Emotional distress Health Health status International & Foreign Law Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mental depression Middle aged people Mortality Original Paper Physical symptoms Private International Law Psychological distress Public Health Self-care, Health Selfassessment Selfmanagement Sociology Symptoms Type 2 diabetes Type 2 diabetes mellitus Well being
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Summary:	Background Self-Rated Health (SRH) is a valid proxy for individuals’ overall well-being and mortality risk. This study examined contributions of diabetes distress (stress from diabetes self-management) and depressive symptoms to SRH among Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Methods For this cross-sectional study, a survey measuring diabetes distress, depressive symptoms, physical health, and demographics was administered to a convenience sample of 151 foreign-born community-dwelling Chinese Americans with T2DM. Results Fifty-five percent of participants rated their health as good or very good. With demographic and physical health variables controlled, hierarchical logistic regression showed that people who reported more diabetes distress (OR = 2.88, p
ISSN:	1557-1912 1557-1920