Diabetes knowledge, self‐efficacy and dietary, psychological and physical health barriers: Comparing young and usual‐onset type 2 diabetes
Authors' conclusion
Our study found that participants with YOD faced more challenges with adapting to life with diabetes when compared with UOD. More effective self-management programmes are needed to support the multifaceted needs of adults with YOD.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with T2D, young-onset (21–39 years) or usual-onset (40–59 years)
- Participants
- 409 adults
- Exposure
- Young-onset vs usual-onset T2D
- YODn = 97
- UODn = 312reference
- Outcome
- Diabetes knowledge, self-efficacy and barriers (situational dietary barriers, physical health, mental health, diabetes-related distress)
Methodological detailssurvey
- Survey
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adjusted B
- Self-efficacy; lower with YOD
- −0.19 (CI −0.35 to −0.03)
- Dietary barriers; higher with YOD
- 3.6 (CI 2.1–5.1)
- Mental health scores; lower with YOD
- −3.5 (CI −5.7 to −1.4)
- Diabetes-related distress; higher with YOD
- 0.2 (CI 0.2–0.4)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Diabetes knowledge, self‐efficacy and dietary, psychological and physical health barriers: Comparing young and usual‐onset type 2 diabetes. Diabet Med. Published 28 August 2023. doi:10.
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