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Medicine, General & Internal
Richard Cookson, Tim Doran, Miqdad Asaria, Indrani Gupta, Fiorella Parra Mujica
Summary: A reverse care law exists in low-income and middle-income countries, where socially disadvantaged groups receive less and lower-quality health care compared to their needs. In contrast, a disproportionate care law exists in high-income countries, where socially disadvantaged groups receive more health care, but of worse quality and insufficient quantity. These inequalities are not only caused by financial barriers and fragmented health insurance systems, but also by social inequalities in care seeking, co-investment, and the costs and benefits of health care.
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Clinical Neurology
Laura C. Hawks, Rebekah J. Walker, Leonard E. Egede
Summary: The study highlights that individuals with diabetes and criminal justice involvement are at increased risk for poor mental health outcomes, emphasizing the importance of mental health interventions in achieving diabetes control in this high-risk population.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
L. Sher
Summary: Studies show that individuals with diabetes have increased rates of suicide ideation, attempts, and death compared to the general population. The elevated suicide risk is associated with comorbid psychiatric disorders, particularly depression, which has a bidirectional relationship with diabetes. Other factors such as anxiety and alcohol use disorders may also contribute to the increased suicide risk in diabetes. Primary care physicians play a crucial role in suicide prevention for individuals with diabetes.
QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Shivani Agarwal, Alisha N. Wade, Jean Claude Mbanya, Chittaranjan Yajnik, Nihal Thomas, Leonard E. Egede, Jennifer A. Campbell, Rebekah J. Walker, Louise Maple-Brown, Sian Graham
Summary: This paper uses new theoretical frameworks and a review of existing literature to discuss how structural inequity has accelerated the prevalence and impact of diabetes globally, and reviews various social determinants of health that affect diabetes outcomes.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Vicki S. Helgeson, Jeanean B. Naqvi, Mary T. Korytkowski, Tiffany L. Gary-Webb
Summary: The study aimed to examine racial differences in psychological, behavioral, and physical health over time among individuals recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It found that different racial groups had varying levels of depressive symptoms, diabetes distress, and self-care behaviors in response to the diagnosis.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Gerardine Anne Doyle, Shane O'Donnell, Kate Cullen, Etain Quigley, Sarah Gibney
Summary: This study explores the cost of care for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) using time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) and connects it to patient health outcomes. The results show that significant costs are incurred when patients develop acute complications, compared to maintaining patients at low or moderate risk. Additionally, variance analysis highlights the importance of having the right personnel doing the right tasks at the right time to control costs. Therefore, optimizing resource utilization can contribute to better patient outcomes.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Margaret F. Zupa, Varsha G. Vimalananda, Scott D. Rothenberger, Jonathan Y. Lin, Jason M. Ng, Rozalina G. McCoy, Ann-Marie Rosland
Summary: This cohort study found that patients with type 2 diabetes who used telemedicine alone for endocrinology care had inferior glycemic outcomes compared to patients who used in-person or mixed care. Additional strategies may be needed to support patients who rely on telemedicine alone, especially those with complex treatment or elevated HbA1c levels.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Jessica Hafner, Simone Schoenfeld, Pinar Tokgoez, Katharina Choroschun, Arndt Schlubach, Christoph Dockweiler
Summary: Digital health interventions have the potential to close the treatment gap for depression by reaching large populations at low costs. However, there is limited knowledge and experience regarding the use of these interventions. They offer a promising opportunity to reduce depressive symptoms and waiting time for treatment, especially in rural areas. Providing information and technical competencies can increase awareness and knowledge about digital health interventions and their benefits for depression care.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Kaitlin Smith, David Wang, Andrea Canada, John M. Poston, Rick Bee, Lara Hurlbert
Summary: Despite their significant role in caring for congregants, seminary students have not received much attention in the research literature. This study utilized the Biobehavioral Family Model (BBFM) to analyze their family of origin health, psychological health, and physiological health. The results showed that the BBFM was a valid model for assessing the relationships between these constructs within the seminary sample. Additionally, seminarians were found to have higher rates of anxiety and depression compared to the general population. These findings suggest the importance of providing clinical care for seminarians from a global systemic perspective.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Teresa Gisinger, Zahra Azizi, Pouria Alipour, Juergen Harreiter, Valeria Raparelli, Karolina Kublickiene, Maria Trinidad Herrero, Colleen M. Norris, Khaled El Emam, Louise Pilote, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer
Summary: This study aimed to investigate whether sex and gender factors have an impact on access to healthcare and cardiovascular outcomes of individuals with diabetes across different countries. The analysis of data from Canadian and European surveys revealed that gender differences existed in diabetes monitoring and that countries with higher gender inequality had higher risk of cardiovascular diseases and hospitalizations in diabetes patients.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Alexander L. Chu, Matthew Hickman, Nicholas Steel, Peter B. Jones, George Davey Smith, Golam M. Khandaker
Summary: The article emphasizes the important role of inflammation in depression and mental health conditions, proposing public health strategies for intervention. It discusses a range of prevention and treatment methods for inflammation-related depression.
BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Jawahar Singh, Mamta Sood, Rakesh K. Chadda, Vishwajeet Singh, Dheeraj Kattula
Summary: During the COVID19 pandemic, Indian healthcare workers experienced significant mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms, especially those working in COVID19 areas. Nurses and female HCWs exhibited more moderate to severe somatic symptoms. HCWs with moderate to severe symptoms tended to use both maladaptive and adaptive coping strategies simultaneously.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Andreas Schmitt, Jennifer McSharry, Jane Speight, Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott, Christel Hendrieckx, Timothy Skinner, Frans Pouwer, Molly Byrne
Summary: The study found that depressive symptoms indirectly predicted higher HbA1c four years later among T1DM patients, while anxiety symptoms did not. Depressive symptoms were associated with suboptimal self-care behavior and glycemic outcomes, while anxiety symptoms did not have this predictive ability.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Inaki Permanyer, Francisco Villavicencio, Sergi Trias-Llimos
Summary: This study explores the variability in age-at-morbidity onset as an indicator to assess individuals' health deterioration and compression of morbidity. The global, regional, and national estimates of morbidity onset variability from 1990 to 2019 reveal a decrease in overall healthy lifespan inequality, except in high-income countries. Higher healthy lifespan inequality is observed in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia, while lower inequality values are found in high-income countries and central and eastern Europe.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Marisa E. Hilliard, Carrie Tully, Maureen Monaghan, Tom Hildebrandt, Christine H. Wang, John R. Barber, Lauren Clary, Katherine Gallagher, Wendy Levy, Fran Cogen, Celia Henderson, Lefkothea Karaviti, Randi Streisand
Summary: This study evaluated a stepped-care behavioral intervention (First STEPS) designed to support parental adjustment and promote glycemic outcomes for young children with type 1 diabetes. The results showed that the intervention improved parental mood, but there were no significant differences in HbA1c levels.