Highlights
- •Optimal diabetes management includes several self-care behaviors.
- •One in four people with diabetes reported occasional-to-frequent mental health burden.
- •Mental health burden was associated with less self-care behavior participations.
- •Mental health screening could target interventions to improve self-care behaviors.
Abstract
Aim
To assess the association of mental health burden with diabetes-related self-care
behaviors and healthcare utilization among older adults.
Method
This cross-sectional 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) study
included ≥ 65 years old adults with self-reported diabetes. Three groups were used
based on the number of days in the past month affected by mental health: 0 days (no
burden), 1–13 days (occasional burden), and 14–30 days (frequent burden). Primary
outcome was performing ≥ 3 of 5 diabetes-related self-care behaviors. Secondary outcome
was performing ≥ 3 of 5 healthcare utilization behaviors. Multivariable logistic regression
was used in Stata/SE 15.1.
Results
Of 14,217 included individuals, 10.2 % reported frequent mental health burden. Compared
to ‘no burden’, ‘occasional’ and ‘frequent burden’ groups included more female, obese,
not married persons with younger age of diabetes diagnosis, and reported more comorbidities,
insulin use, cost-related barriers to see doctors, and diabetes-related eye issues
(p < 0.05). ’Occasional/frequent burden’ groups reported less self-care and healthcare
utilization behaviors, except 30 % higher healthcare utilization was observed in the
‘occasional burden’ group compared to no burden (aOR 1.30, 95 %CI 1.08–1.58, p = 0.006).
Conclusions
Overall, mental health burden was associated with reduced participation in diabetes-related
self-care and healthcare utilization behaviors in a stepwise manner, except occasional
burden was associated with higher healthcare utilization.
Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: March 08, 2023
Accepted:
February 26,
2023
Received in revised form:
February 9,
2023
Received:
June 30,
2022
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In Press Corrected ProofIdentification
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