As it is a chronic disease, the lifelong disease duration and treatment process affect individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) biologically, psychologically, and socially by causing them to experience fatigue, increased stress, and life burden. Individuals with T2DM experience many psychosocial conditions leading to anxiety and depression as well as physical and functional effects. It has been reported that the fear of diabetic complications plays a vital role in depression, while individuals with diabetes with anxiety are more prone to depression. In addition, increased treatment cost burden has been reported among the psychological factors contributing to anxiety and depression in individuals with DM. One study reported that fatigue is commonly associated with increased anxiety, depression, and sleep problems in individuals with DM. A sedentary lifestyle in these individuals is noteworthy and has also been shown to be a contributing factor to depression. In addition to improving diabetic complications due to the disease, reducing depressive states and improving the psychosocial status of individuals may positively affect diabetes and reduce the symptoms and complications of T2DM. It has also been reported that increasing the self-efficacy of individuals with diabetes may positively impact the treatment. Based on this information, it is clear that there is a need for physical and psychosocial evaluation of individuals with T2DM in disease management. Therefore, determination of the biopsychosocial effects of individuals with T2DM in improving disease-specific findings and quality of life of individuals with T2DM to reflect positively on disease management processes is necessary for holistic management in treating these individuals. However, studies in this field are insufficient. This study aimed to compare individuals with and without T2DM biopsychosocial characteristics. The BETY-Biopsychosocial Questionnaire, which assesses the biopsychosocial status of individuals with rheumatism, has no validity in individuals with T2DM. Since the patient population and other scales to be used are common, it was considered to carry out the validity, reliability, and responsiveness study of this scale within the scope of this study.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
Scales will be applied to individuals diagnosed with diabetes mellitus
Scales will be applied to individuals diagnosed without diabetes mellitus
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Altındağ, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGBETY-Biopsychosocial Questionnaire
The biopsychosocial status of the individual is assessed with questions about pain, functionality, mood, sociability, sexuality, and sleep status. Each question consists of 30 items scored between 0-120 as '0 (never), 1 (yes rarely), 2 (yes sometimes), 3 (yes often), 4 (yes always)'. A high score indicates poor biopsychosocial status.
Time frame: Three months
Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS)
HADS consists of 14 items, 7 of which assess anxiety, and the other 7 determine depression. Each item is scored between 0-3, and the total is scored between 0-21. High scores indicate poor anxiety and depression levels.
Time frame: Three months
Turkish version of the Multidimensional Diabetes Questionnaire
The questionnaire consists of 3 sections, 7 sub-dimensions, and 41 items. Each section is evaluated separately; there is no total score for the scale. Section 1 focuses on the perception of diabetes and social support. It includes 16 items measured using a 7-point Likert-type scale. Section 2 evaluates the level of supportive and non-supportive behaviors of the diabetic spouse or caregiver towards self-care activities, using a 7-point Likert-type scale with 12 items. Section 3 assesses the perception of individual self-efficacy and outcome expectancy regarding managing the disease with 13 items measured on a Likert-type scale. High scores in perceived self-efficacy and outcome indicate a high level of expectation.
Time frame: Three months
Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities
The study participants were asked to report the frequency of their self-care activities, such as diet, exercise, blood glucose testing, foot care, and smoking, over the past seven days. They used a number line to indicate the number of days (between 0-7) for each activity, and smoking, they used a scale of 0 for nonsmokers and 1 for smokers, with an additional measure for the amount of cigarettes smoked. A higher score indicates a higher level of self-care activity.
Time frame: Three months
Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)
The Health Assessment Questionnaire evaluates the functionality of the individual using eight parameters and 20 items. The parameters are classified as dressing, standing, eating, walking, hygiene, reaching, grasping, and other activities. Each item is scored as 0 (without any difficulty), 1 (with some difficulty), 2 (with a lot of difficulty), and 3 (unable to do at all). The total score is between 0-3, with a high score indicating low functionality.
Time frame: Three months
General Health Questionnaire (Euro QoL-5D)
The scale consists of 2 subsections. The first part, the EQ-5D-Index, consists of five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. The answers given to each dimension have three options; "no problem," "moderate problem," and "extreme problem." Index value results vary between "-0.59" and "1" points. "0" indicates death, and "1" indicates total health. Negative values indicate unconsciousness and bed dependency. The second part of the scale is the vertical visual analog scale (EQ-VAS), Which evaluates the subjective health perception of the individual between 0 and 100. Marked as the best health you can imagine and the worst health you can imagine.
Time frame: Three months
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