Spousal Concordance of Diabetes Mellitus among Women in Ajman, United Arab Emirates

Abstract

There was significant concordance of abnormal glycaemia among non-diabetic women with diabetic husbands. The spouses of diabetic patients may therefore be a target population for regular hyperglycaemia and DM screening.

Making dietary changes following a diagnosis of prediabetes: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators

“…The strong influence of whānau/family and household members suggests that there could be important health benefits in engaging them in the education sessions and professional support provided to those with newly diagnosed prediabetes. The dietary information may also be pertinent for the family member(s) given recent studies which found concordance of abnormal glycaemia in couples where one spouse has diabetes . In the current study, and in a UK study in which participants with prediabetes were asked how their prediabetes should be managed , good information and support from a trusted health professional were highly valued.…”

Factors Determining the Success of Therapeutic Lifestyle Interventions in Diabetes – Role of Partner and Family Support

“…48,49 With a shift from compliance to concordance in diabetes and its complications, spousal concordance is defined by researchers as “shared similarity of habits, behaviours and health statuses among the partners or spouses”. 51,52…”

Spousal Concordance in Dietary Behaviors and Metabolic Components, and Their Association: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…Most of the previous similar studies investigated the spousal concordance pattern, i.e., the husband-wife association, for lifestyle factors and selected diseases separately. Some reported that there was spousal concordance of cancer [33]; depression [34]; mental disorders [35]; physical frailty [36]; and metabolic components, including overweight/obesity [16,17,34], diabetes [18][19][20]34,37], dysglycemia [17,34], and hypertension [12,16,21,22] among couples. However, one Japanese study revealed that spousal concordance in metabolic components was weak and modest [38].…”

“…Previous studies have reported that spouses are concordant in several dietary behaviors, such as drinking [10][11][12], alcohol consumption [12,13], fruit and vegetable consumption [14], and the intake of salty food [11]. Furthermore, spousal concordance is also found in MS and its related conditions [15], including being overweight/obesity [16,17], dysglycemia [17], diabetes [18][19][20], hypertension [12,16,21,22], hyperlipidemia [22], coronary heart disease [12,23], and stroke [12]. However, the association between dietary behaviors and metabolic components among spouses is still unclear.…”