title: The Prevalence and Correlates of Mental and Emotional Health Among American Indian Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and correlates of mental and emotional health factors among a sample of American Indian (Indigenous) adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
  
  
  
  Data are from a community-based participatory research project involving 2 Indigenous reservation communities. Data were collected from 218 Indigenous adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes via in-person paper-and-pencil survey interviews.
  
  
  
  Reports of greater numbers of mental/emotional health problems were associated with increases in self-reported hyperglycemia, comorbid health problems, and health-impaired physical activities.
  
  
  
  This study addresses a gap in the literature by demonstrating the associations between various mental/emotional health factors and diabetes-related health problems for Indigenous Americans. Findings underscore the importance of holistic, integrated primary care models for more effective diabetes care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biobehavioral Health & Population Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School-Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota (Dr Walls, Mr Soper).
authors.forename: Melissa L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Walls
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota (Dr Aronson, Dr Johnson-Jennings).
authors.forename: Benjamin D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Aronson
authors.affiliation: Department of Biobehavioral Health & Population Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School-Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota (Dr Walls, Mr Soper).
authors.forename: Garrett V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Soper
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota (Dr Aronson, Dr Johnson-Jennings).
authors.forename: Michelle D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Johnson-Jennings
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D057566:Self Report