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World J Psychiatry. May 19, 2025; 15(5): 104766
Published online May 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i5.104766
Self-care activities mediate self-perceived burden and depression in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes
Rong Zhang, Mei-Yan Wang, Xue-Qing Zhang, You-Wen Gong, Ya-Fen Guo, Jin-Hua Shen
Rong Zhang, Department of Endocrinology, Changde Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University (The First People’s Hospital of Changde City), Changde 415000, Hunan Province, China
Mei-Yan Wang, Department of Neurosurgery, Changde Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University (The First People’s Hospital of Changde City), Changde 415000, Hunan Province, China
Xue-Qing Zhang, You-Wen Gong, Ya-Fen Guo, Jin-Hua Shen, Department of Nursing, Changde Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University (The First People’s Hospital of Changde City), Changde 415000, Hunan Province, China
Jin-Hua Shen, Department of General Surgery, Changde Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University (The First People’s Hospital of Changde City), Changde 415000, Hunan Province, China
Co-first authors: Rong Zhang and Mei-Yan Wang.
Author contributions: Zhang R, Wang MY, Zhang XQ, Gong YW, Guo YF, and Shen JH designed the research study; Zhang R and Wang MY contributed equally to this article, and are co-first authors; Zhang R, Wang MY, Zhang XQ, and Gong YW performed the research; Zhang XQ, Guo YF, and Shen JH contributed new reagents and analytic tools; Zhang R, Zhang XQ, Guo YF, and Shen JH analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; and all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Supported by the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 2025JJ80413.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the First People’s Hospital of Changde City, approval No. YX-2023-082-01.
Informed consent statement: All participants agreed to participate in the survey. We use an online survey, so on the first page of the questionnaire contains the informed consent form, and if the participant agrees to participate in the survey, the specific survey questions are answered.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Jin-Hua Shen, Department of Nursing, Changde Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University (The First People’s Hospital of Changde City), No. 818 Renmin Road, Changde 415000, Hunan Province, China. 136112649@qq.com
Received: January 2, 2025
Revised: February 27, 2025
Accepted: March 14, 2025
Published online: May 19, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The research evaluated depression status and explored the associations between self-care activities, self-perceived burden, and depression among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in China. The findings indicated that self-care activities had a partial mediating effect between depression and self-perceived burden. The results emphasize the multifaceted role of self-care activities in patients with T2DM and its potential intervention significance.