Zainab Fatehi Albikawi, Mohammad Hamdi Abuadas
Purpose: To assess the psychological wellbeing prevalence including: anxiety, depression and, stress. As well as their association of demographic characteristics. Methods: Correlational study design was used with convenience sample of 182 type two diabetes mellitus patients who were seeking care from private health care centers in Saudi Arabia. Results: moderate to extremely severe levels of depression, anxiety and stress were 29.1%, 26.8 % and 32.9% respectively. Depression was associated with presence of diabetes complications, marital status, and family history of depression, stress and anxiety (DSA).Anxiety also associated with family salary and family history of DSA. Stress was associated with occupation status and family history of DSA.Conclusion: It is important that health care providers to consider diabetes psychological interventions in their health care plans.
Keywords: Depression, stress, anxiety, type two diabetes mellitus, psychological wellbeing, diabetes complications and family history.
Biography:
Zainab Fatehi Albikawi, RN, MSN, Phd ,Nursing College, King Khalid University, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia.
