Patients with diabetes and depression may need additional support for exercise.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the association between depressive symptoms and exercise-related variables among patients with type 2 diabetes.


METHODS
Surveys were completed by 207 primary care patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (52% female; 95% white; mean age = 63 years). Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted.


RESULTS
Lower use of relapse prevention behavior was significantly associated with higher depression scores in a multivariate model.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with diabetes and depression have barriers to exercise (eg, fewer skills for relapse prevention) and may require additional support for exercise initiation and maintenance.
Vickers
Kristin S
KS
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. vickersdouglas.kristin@mayo.edu
Nies
Mary A
MA
Patten
Christi A
CA
Dierkhising
Ross
R
Smith
Steven A
SA
D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003657:Decision Making; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012008:Recurrence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires