Journal article
Assessing and addressing diabetes distress among adults with type 2 diabetes: An online survey of Australian general practitioners
R McMorrow, B Hunter, C Hendrieckx, J Speight, J Emery, JA Manski-Nankervis
Primary Care Diabetes | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2022
Abstract
Aim: Diabetes distress is experienced by up to 36% of adults with type 2 diabetes. Australian type 2 diabetes guidelines recommend annual assessment of diabetes distress in general practice. This study explores general practitioners' knowledge, current practice, and factors influencing implementation of guidelines, including Person Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) use. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was disseminated via e-mail to 4776 Australian general practitioners listed on the Australasian Medical Publishing Company database. Results: 264 (5%) surveys were returned. 75% indicated that general practitioners were the most appropriate professionals to assess diabetes distress. Sixt..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by RACGP Foundation/Diabetes Australia Research Grant (Grant number not applicable, 2020). CH and JS are supported by core funding to the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes derived from the collaboration between Diabetes Victoria and Deakin University.