Bawa, H;
Poole, L;
Cooke, D;
Panagi, L;
Steptoe, A;
Hackett, RA;
(2020)
Diabetes-related distress and daily cortisol output in people with Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
, Article 108472. 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108472.
(In press).
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Abstract
AIMS: Diabetes-related distress is common in Type 2 Diabetes and is linked with poor diabetes control. However, mechanisms underlying this association are unclear. One pathway that could be involved is neuroendocrine dysfunction, as Type 2 Diabetes is associated with altered diurnal cortisol output. This study investigated the link between diabetes-related distress and diurnal cortisol output. METHODS: 134 people with Type 2 Diabetes provided 5 cortisol samples over the course of a day. Multivariate linear regression models were used to assess whether overall and sub-domains of diabetes-related distress measured by the Diabetes Distress Scale, predicted cortisol parameters (waking cortisol, cortisol awakening response, cortisol slope and evening cortisol). RESULTS: Physician-related distress was associated with greater waking (B = 2.747, p = .015) and evening cortisol (B = 1.375, p = .014), and a blunted cortisol awakening response (B = -3.472, p = .038) adjusting for age, sex, income, body mass index, smoking and time of awakening. No associations were detected for overall distress, emotional, interpersonal or regimen distress. CONCLUSION: Physician-related distress was associated with alterations in daily cortisol output. Longitudinal research is required to understand how physician-related distress is associated with diurnal cortisol patterning over time.
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