Anxiety among Adults with Diabetes in Fasa Diabetes Registry System: Risk Factors and Relationship to Blood Sugar Control

Farzaneh Modaresi; Mahboube Eslamzadeh; Mohammad Ali Rezaimotlagh; Babk Pezeshki; Aliasghar Karimi; Amir Ansari

doi:10.18502/jabs.v12i3.10715

Farzaneh Modaresi Department of Psychiatry, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
Mahboube Eslamzadeh Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Mohammad Ali Rezaimotlagh Student Research Committee, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
Babk Pezeshki Non Communicable Diseases Research Center (NCDRC), Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
Aliasghar Karimi Non Communicable Diseases Research Center (NCDRC), Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
Amir Ansari Department of Internal Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jabs.v12i3.10715

Keywords: diabetes, anxiety, diabetes mellitus, glycosylated hemoglobin type A1C

Abstract

Background & Objective: Diabetes mellitus (DM) became a critical worldwide issue in last few decades. One of the progressive concerns is mental health in diabetic patients. Anxiety is one of mental health disorders that is comprehensively prevalent in diabetic patients. The investigation of anxiety in diabetes and poor glycemic control and other factors is related to comorbid anxiety with diabetes.

Materials & Methods: 220 diabetic patients who were registered on Fasa diabetes registry system. We interviewed them on telephone and collected Persian version of Beck anxiety inventory (BAI).

Result: Our study showed that prevalence of anxiety in diabetic patients was 29.5%. Among this the majority of them were females, i.e. 148 patients (67.3 %) and 72 (32.7%) were males and mean age was 57.16 years. Among all factors, glycemic control (glycosylated hemoglobin type A1C (HbA1C) and FBS) were not significantly related to anxiety in diabetes subjects. However significant relation between demographic factors (sex, having child and job) was detected.

Conclusion: Our study revealed a high prevalence of anxiety among diabetic patients and shows a significant relation with factors like sex, occupation, and job satisfaction. On the other hand, no significant relation between glycemic control and anxiety was observed. However, longitudinal study needs to identify detailed risk factors.