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The Stress Sampler Study II: psychological functioning and coping within a diabetes sample

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

T Showyin ,
K Baikie ,
A Finch ,
P Mitchell ,
G Parker ,
J Reddy ,
PR Schofield ,
L Wedgwood  and
K Wilhelm
T Showyin
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales The Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
K Baikie
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales The Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
A Finch
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales The Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
P Mitchell
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
G Parker
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales The Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
J Reddy
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
PR Schofield
Affiliation:
Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
L Wedgwood
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales The Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
K Wilhelm
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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Type
Abstracts from ‘Brainwaves’— The Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research Annual Meeting 2006, 6–8 December, Sydney, Australia
Information
Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 18 , Issue 6 , December 2006 , pp. 308
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 Blackwell Munksgaard

Background:

Diabetes is a complex illness that involves ongoing monitoring and management. The stress of adjusting one's lifestyle to comply with the demands of the illness can often impact on an individual's mental health, therefore increasing the need for effective coping efforts. This paper aims to identify coping styles associated with positive psychological adjustment in a sample of hospital out-patients with diabetes mellitus.

Method:

The Stress Sampler Study commenced in July 2006 and recruitment is ongoing at a hospital-based diabetes clinic. The baseline measures include the Patient Health Questionnaire (which is based on DSM-IV diagnostic criteria), K-10 (psychological distress), SF-12 (physical and psychological self-report of functioning), clinical interview and the COPE (which measures a variety of coping responses).

Results and Conclusions:

Preliminarily data will be presented on psychological distress and functioning and the association with current coping responses within this diabetic sample (n > 100). It is anticipated that these findings will contribute to our understanding of positive coping efforts associated with psychological adjustment in people with diabetes and may inform the education of diabetes management.