Diabetic Distress Among Diabetic Patients in the Referral Hospital of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

摘要

The main purpose of this study was to assess the status of diabetic distress among diabetic patients of referral hospitals in Amhara Regional State. Hospital-based cross-sectional survey was conducted on 346 participants. The participants of the study were selected using both probability and nonprobability sampling techniques. The instrument of the study was adapted and contextualized to the Ethiopian context to avoid cultural conflicts, and then it was rated and piloted. Both descriptive and inferential techniques were used to analyze the data. The cut-off for low, moderate, and high distress level was <2, 2–2.9, and ≥3, respectively. From a total of 346 sample patients, 54 (15.6%) had experienced no or little distress (1.54?±?.28), 162 (46.8%) had moderate distress (2.78?±?.82), and 130 (37.6%) had experienced high distress (3.94?±?.62). Statistically significant difference was observed in the level of diabetic distress with respect to age, F (2, 343)?=?4.336, p ?