Independent associations of mental health and diabetes complications with health‐related quality of life: Evidence from a cross‐sectional study
Both diabetes complications and mental health determine HRQoL in people with diabetes. Depression emerged as the strongest independent predictor reducing HRQoL by up to 21%. This underscores the importance of mental health for HRQoL. This findings highlight the relevance of integrating mental health assessment into diabetes management.
Authors
- Paco Cerletti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5792-2135)
- Ehrmann Dominic
- Bernhard Kulzer
- Norbert Hermanns
- Philip Kittel
Institutions
- Roche (Switzerland) (CH)
- German Diabetes Center Mergentheim (DE)
- Forschungsinstitut der Diabetes Akademie Mergentheim (DE)
- Caritas-Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim (DE)
- University of Bamberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.70434
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00