Diabetes distress mediates the relationship between depressive symptoms and glycaemic control among adults with type 2 diabetes: Findings from a multi‐site diabetes peer support intervention

AIMS: . This study examined these relationships in a geographically, socioeconomically, and ethnically diverse sample of adults with type 2 diabetes. METHODS: . Sites compared interventions of varying content and duration with control conditions. Time from Baseline Assessment to Final Assessment varied from six to 18 months. Site characteristics were controlled by entering site as a covariate along with age, sex, education, diabetes duration, insulin use, and intervention/control assignment. RESULTS: at Final Assessment was not significant. CONCLUSIONS: but the reverse, depressive symptoms mediating the effect of distress, was not found. These findings add to the evidence that diabetes distress is a worthy intervention target to improve clinical status and quality of life among individuals with type 2 diabetes.