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| Coping, social support and depressive symptoms of older adults with type II diabetes mellitus | | Author(s) | Tavia Yuk Ling Cheng, Kam Weng Boey |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 22, no 1, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 15-30 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Diabetes ; Depression ; Adjustment ; Informal care ; Korea. |
| Annotation | The effects of coping and social support on the adaptation to Type II diabetes mellitus of 200 older Hong Kong Chinese patients (age range 60-92) were examined. The duration of illness since its first detection ranged from 6 months to 36 years (mean 9.14 years). Data were collected in face-to-face interviews with a structured questionnaire. Results indicated that patients did not perceive diabetes as severely threatening to their daily activities, nor did they exhibit higher levels of depression as measured by the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), compared to a normal sample of older people. Concealment of feelings was most significantly associated with depressive symptoms. General social support appeared to be more beneficial than diabetic-specific support. Support from friends played a more significant role in the adaptation to diabetes mellitus than support from the family network. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010314202 A |
| Classmark | CPD: ENR: DR: P6: 7DK |
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