Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life in Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes
Open Access
- 15 September 2011
- journal article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Diabetes Care
- Vol. 34 (10), 2205-2207
- https://doi.org/10.2337/dc11-0431
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and relationships to quality of life and demographics in the Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) study’s large, ethnically diverse youth with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 704 youth with type 2 diabetes <2 years’ duration, aged 10–17 years, and BMI ≥85th percentile completed depressive symptoms and quality of life measures. RESULTS: Some 14.8% reported clinically significant depressive symptoms, and older girls had significantly higher rates than older boys. CONCLUSIONS: Rates of significant depressive symptoms were similar to those of healthy adolescents and lower than those of teens with type 1 diabetes. Elevated depressive symptoms, particularly in older girls, suggest clinicians assess vulnerability.Keywords
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