Depressive disorders, bad mental health days, and diabetes management behaviors among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native adults: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

<h4>Objective</h4>This study examined the association between diagnosis of depressive disorder, the number of bad mental health days per month, and diabetes management behaviors among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults with diabetes.<h4>Research design and methods</h4&...

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Main Authors: Kaipeng Wang, Luohua Jiang, Jie Zhu, Spero M Manson
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327870
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description <h4>Objective</h4>This study examined the association between diagnosis of depressive disorder, the number of bad mental health days per month, and diabetes management behaviors among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults with diabetes.<h4>Research design and methods</h4>Data were drawn from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2018-2021), including 2,272 self-identified non-Hispanic AI/AN adults diagnosed with non-gestational diabetes. Key variables included a self-reported prior diagnosis of depressive disorder and the number of bad mental health days in the past month. Outcome variables were seven diabetes management behaviors, such as taking a diabetes management class and performing daily foot checks. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, chi-squared tests, ANOVA, and logistic regression models.<h4>Results</h4>Among the participants, 24.8% were diagnosed with depressive disorder, and 19.5% reported at least 14 bad mental health days in the past month. Logistic regression models show that those reporting depressive disorders were significantly less likely to check their feet daily (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.56, 95% CI: 0.34-0.92). Individuals with at least 14 bad mental health days were significantly less likely to have ever taken a diabetes management class (AOR = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.36-0.99) and check their feet daily (AOR = 0.37, 95% CI: 0.21-0.65) than those reporting no bad mental health days.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Depressive disorders and frequent bad mental health days were associated with lower odds of diabetes management behaviors among AI/AN adults. These findings suggest that enhancing mental health support within diabetes management programs may help address disparities in diabetes care among AI/AN adults.
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spelling doaj-art-e647df001bdc40fba7407086d714416e2025-08-20T03:51:09ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01207e032787010.1371/journal.pone.0327870Depressive disorders, bad mental health days, and diabetes management behaviors among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native adults: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.Kaipeng WangLuohua JiangJie ZhuSpero M Manson<h4>Objective</h4>This study examined the association between diagnosis of depressive disorder, the number of bad mental health days per month, and diabetes management behaviors among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults with diabetes.<h4>Research design and methods</h4>Data were drawn from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2018-2021), including 2,272 self-identified non-Hispanic AI/AN adults diagnosed with non-gestational diabetes. Key variables included a self-reported prior diagnosis of depressive disorder and the number of bad mental health days in the past month. Outcome variables were seven diabetes management behaviors, such as taking a diabetes management class and performing daily foot checks. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, chi-squared tests, ANOVA, and logistic regression models.<h4>Results</h4>Among the participants, 24.8% were diagnosed with depressive disorder, and 19.5% reported at least 14 bad mental health days in the past month. Logistic regression models show that those reporting depressive disorders were significantly less likely to check their feet daily (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.56, 95% CI: 0.34-0.92). Individuals with at least 14 bad mental health days were significantly less likely to have ever taken a diabetes management class (AOR = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.36-0.99) and check their feet daily (AOR = 0.37, 95% CI: 0.21-0.65) than those reporting no bad mental health days.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Depressive disorders and frequent bad mental health days were associated with lower odds of diabetes management behaviors among AI/AN adults. These findings suggest that enhancing mental health support within diabetes management programs may help address disparities in diabetes care among AI/AN adults.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327870
spellingShingle Kaipeng Wang
Luohua Jiang
Jie Zhu
Spero M Manson
Depressive disorders, bad mental health days, and diabetes management behaviors among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native adults: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
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title Depressive disorders, bad mental health days, and diabetes management behaviors among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native adults: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
title_full Depressive disorders, bad mental health days, and diabetes management behaviors among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native adults: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
title_fullStr Depressive disorders, bad mental health days, and diabetes management behaviors among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native adults: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
title_full_unstemmed Depressive disorders, bad mental health days, and diabetes management behaviors among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native adults: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
title_short Depressive disorders, bad mental health days, and diabetes management behaviors among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native adults: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
title_sort depressive disorders bad mental health days and diabetes management behaviors among non hispanic american indian alaska native adults findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327870
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