Volume 25, Issue 118, December 2021

The relationship of anxiety symptoms on self-care management among diabetic patients in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

Ashjan Albarak¹, Ayman Albarrak², Fathia Omer Mohamed³

¹General practice, mental health hospital, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia
²paediatric, maternal and child hospital, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia
³Consultant Clinical Psychologist, SNCMHP, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Aim: the purpose of the study to investigate the relationship between anxiety and self-care management in patients with DM 2 in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, and to explore a difference between anxiety and self-care management in patients with DM 2 according to gender and to assess a relationship between anxiety and self-care management in patients with DM 2 according to HbA1c and the difference between anxiety and self-care management in patients with DM 2 according to age groups. Methods: The study will follow cross-sectional study design. The sample selected using convenience sample technique and will follow all ethical consideration. The tool for data collection will be 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder measurement (GAD-7) and Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ). Data will be analyzed through (SPSS 22) software. Results: There is no significant correlation between GAD-7 and DSMQ in which the P-value is 0.17 and is not less than 0.05 so the null hypothesis is accepted. Additionally, the correlation between GAD-7 and HbA1c is non-significant, and P-value is 0.104. T-test was applied to assess the mean difference of GAD-7 among gender. The P-value is 0.78 so there is no significant difference in mean of GAD-7. Conclusion: This study found detections of anxiety symptoms that will help to improve in patient's well-being and for the long-term might affect in less diabetes complications and reduced mortality rate.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus type 2, generalized anxiety disorder, 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder measurement, Self-Management Questionnaire

Medical Science, 2021, 25(118), 3522-3529

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