Diabetes distress screening using PAID‐5 and PAID‐1 among adults attending a tertiary multidisciplinary type 1 diabetes clinic
Authors' conclusion
A high prevalence of diabetes distress was detected on screening among adults attending a tertiary type 1 diabetes service. This highlights the importance of psychological assessment and implementation of management strategies for diabetes distress to reduce the burden of living with type 1 diabetes. Our findings support the use of the PAID-1 as a rapid screening tool to assess for diabetes distress.
Study context
- Population
- Adults attending a multidisciplinary T1D outpatient clinic at a tertiary centre, October 2023 to September 2024; median age 38 years [IQR 30–52], T1D duration 16 years [4–24], 86% using CGM
- Participants
- 160 adults
- Outcome
- Possible diabetes distress on screening with PAID-5 (incorporating PAID-1), score ≥8
- Follow-up
- Initial consultation
Methodological detailsreal-world, single tertiary centre, multidisciplinary T1D outpatient clinic
- Real-world
- Single tertiary centre
- Multidisciplinary T1D outpatient clinic
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
PAID-5 score, median [IQR]
8
4–12
PAID-5 score ≥8, indicating possible diabetes distress
83
52%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Association of diabetes distress screening scores with CGM metrics
- Higher diabetes distress screening scores were associated with CGM metrics indicative of hyperglycaemia
- No associations with CGM-detected hypoglycaemia
Diagnostic accuracy of PAID-1 for PAID-5-detected diabetes distress
- Sensitivity
- 81%
- Specificity
- 96%
Original publication
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