title: Diabetes Knowledge Among Adults with Serious Mental Illness and Comorbid Diabetes Mellitus.
abstract: This study examined the association between psychiatric symptoms and diabetes knowledge (DK) among 90 adults with serious mental illness (SMI) and type 2 diabetes. The relationship between DK and glucose control (i.e., A1C) was also examined. In a hierarchical linear regression, greater negative symptom severity and lower cognitive functioning both predicted lower DK, though cognitive functioning superseded negative symptom severity when analyzed simultaneously. A Pearson correlation showed no significant relationship between DK and A1C. Although symptom severity and cognitive functioning are both related to DK among this population, cognitive functioning maybe particularly important.
authors.affiliation: University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Laramie, WY, United States. Electronic address: twykes@uwyo.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Wykes
authors.affiliation: University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Laramie, WY, United States. Electronic address: alee14@uwyo.edu.
authors.forename: Aaron A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Laramie, WY, United States. Electronic address: kmcconn4@uwyo.edu.
authors.forename: Katelynn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bourassa
authors.affiliation: University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Laramie, WY, United States. Electronic address: kkitchen@uwyo.edu.
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kitchen
authors.affiliation: University of Wyoming, Department of Psychology, Laramie, WY, United States. Electronic address: cmckibbi@uwyo.edu.
authors.forename: Christine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: McKibbin
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Comorbidity; Knowledge; Serious mental illness