Counting the Minutes: Perceived Diabetes Mental Load and Its Associations With Technology Use and Mental Disorders
Authors' conclusion
Perceived mental load was higher in type 1 diabetes than in type 2 diabetes, higher in women than in men and increased with treatment intensity (ie, insulin therapy, technology use) and the number of mental disorders.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with diabetes
- Participants
- 503 adults
- Outcome
- Perceived mental load: self-estimated minutes per day spent thinking about diabetes
Methodological detailssurvey, one-item question
- Survey
- One-item question
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Perceived diabetes mental load
- Mental load estimations varied widely within the sample and between subgroups
- Higher in T1D than in T2D
- Higher in women than in men
- Increased with treatment intensity (insulin therapy, technology use)
- Increased with the number of mental disorders
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Counting the Minutes: Perceived Diabetes Mental Load and Its Associations With Technology Use and Mental Disorders. J Diabetes Sci Technol. Published 19 November 2023. doi:10.
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