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    Assessment of Emotional Struggles in Type 2 Diabetes: Patient Perspectives
    (American Diabetes Association, 2012) Beverly, Elizabeth A.; Brooks, Kelly M.; Ritholz, Marilyn; Abrahamson, Martin; Weinger, Katie
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    Understanding Physicians’ Challenges When Treating Type 2 Diabetic Patients’ Social and Emotional Difficulties
    (American Diabetes Association, 2011) Beverly, Elizabeth Ann; Hultgren, Brittney A.; Brooks, Kelly M.; Ritholz, Marilyn; Abrahamson, Martin; Weinger, Katie
    Objective: To explore physicians’ awareness of and responses to type 2 diabetic patients’ social and emotional difficulties. Research Design and Methods: We conducted semistructured interviews with 19 physicians. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Three themes emerged: 1) physicians’ awareness of patients’ social and emotional difficulties: physicians recognized the frequency and seriousness of patients’ social and emotional difficulties; 2) physicians’ responses to patients’ social and emotional difficulties: many reported that intervening with these difficulties was challenging with few treatment options beyond making referrals, individualizing care, and recommending more frequent follow-up visits; and 3) the impact of patients’ social and emotional difficulties on physicians: few available patient treatment options, time constraints, and a perceived lack of psychological expertise contributed to physicians’ feeling frustrated, inadequate, and overwhelmed. Conclusions: Recognition and understanding of physicians’ challenges when treating diabetes patients’ social and emotional difficulties are important for developing programmatic interventions.