title: Mediation by illness perceptions of the association between the doctor-patient relationship and diabetes-related distress.
abstract: The quality of the doctor-patient relationship has been shown to impact upon a number of health outcomes in diabetes, including psychological well-being. This cross-sectional study investigated illness perceptions as mediators of the association between the doctor-patient relationship and diabetes-related distress. Individuals with diabetes completed questionnaires which measured the perceptions of their relationship with their doctor, diabetes-related distress and illness perceptions. The association between doctor-patient relationship and diabetes-related distress was fully mediated by Personal Control, suggesting that the individuals' beliefs surrounding their capacity to control their diabetes mediate the association between the doctor-patient relationship and diabetes-related distress.
authors: Northumbria University, UK.
authors: Harriet A
authors: HA
authors: Bridges
authors: Northumbria University, UK michael4.smith@northumbria.ac.uk.
authors: Michael A
authors: MA
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000523:psychology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055809:Illness Behavior; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: diabetes; distress; doctor–patient relationship; illness perceptions