The U.S.-based National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund a study on providing better care for people suffering from diabetes and depression in India.
The study will be carried out by the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai; the All India Institute of Medical Sciences; New Delhi; and the Endocrine and Diabetes Centre, Visakhapatnam. University of Washington Seattle and Emory University will be the partner institutions in the U.S.
InterventionsThe investigators propose to develop and test whether interventions to reduce depressive symptoms can be integrated into routine diabetes clinics in India, Mohammed Ali of the Rollins School of Public Health: Global Health, Emory University, said. Results from the study are expected to guide healthcare professionals on incorporating mental health care into routine diabetes clinics in low-resource settings.
