title: [Emotional distress and quality of life in people with diabetes and their families].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The daily experience of living with diabetes can adversely affect the quality of life of people with diabetes and their families. We present the results for Spain of the DAWN2 study related to quality of life and wellbeing of patients and their families.
  
  
  METHODS
  The DAWN2 study is an observational, cross-sectional study. In the present study, we used the Spanish sample of patients (N=502) and their relatives (N=123).
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 13.9% of patients were at risk of possible depression while 50.0% of people with diabetes and 45.5% of family members reported a high level of diabetes-related emotional stress.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  People with diabetes experience high levels of stress and the psychosocial impact of diabetes also affects family members.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Comunicación y Psicología Social, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, España. Electronic address: marina.belendez@ua.es.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beléndez Vázquez
authors.affiliation: Asociación Navarra de Diabetes, Pamplona, España.
authors.forename: Iñaki
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lorente Armendáriz
authors.affiliation: Federación de Diabéticos Españoles, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maderuelo Labrador
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000523:psychology*; D005192:Family Health; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000523:psychology; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents
keywords: Calidad de vida; Chronic disease; Diabetes mellitus; Enfermedad crónica; Estrés psicológico; Hipoglucemia; Hypoglycemia; Psychological stress; Quality of life