A new study published by University of Alabama at Birminghamresearchers shows that community health workers and peer support can help those suffering from depression and diabetes.
Many studies have shown that people with diabetes have a greater risk of depression. The stress of daily diabetes management can build. Diabetes complications such as nerve damage or difficulty managing blood sugar levels can at times make those suffering feel overwhelmed and trapped.
Published in Diabetes Care, the study describes the impact of a peer coach intervention on hospitalizations and emergency room visits for individuals with diabetes and depression. Lead author Andrea Cherrington, M.D., professor in the Division of Preventive Medicine, says the results of this research are extremely important because there is a diabetes epidemic in the Southeast and co-morbid depression is prevalent and associated with worse outcomes.
[For more on this story by Adam Pope, go to https://www.uab.edu/news/resea...ression-and-diabetes]
Comments (0)