This manuscript examines, through a comprehensive review of the literature, depression and type 2 diabetes among older males. Type 2 diabetes is chronic illness, which has multiple demands that are correlated to depression. Depression is associated with hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes. There is a significant association between depression and poor glycemic control. Depression rates are higher among patients with type 2 diabetes than patients without diabetes. This manuscript will provide insight into the demands of illness and identify what the contributing factors are related to depression among older males with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Screening and treatment options for depression are described in older males with type 2 diabetes. Limitations of the literature are discussed and recommendations for improving practice through theory-based research are provided.
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Title
Depression In Older Males With Type 2 Diabetes
Creators
Laurie S. Spencer
Contributors
Cindy Corbett (Advisor)
Awarding Institution
Washington State University
Academic Unit
Research Projects, College of Nursing
Theses and Dissertations
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
Publisher
Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
Identifiers
99900590534001842
Copyright
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)