Objective:

to analyze the relationship between the presence of anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms and psychosocial adaptation in people with a diagnosis of DM2 who attend a first level care unit in Tabasco, Mexico.

Material and Methods:

descriptive correlational study; sample made up of 103 adults between 20 and 60 years old, diagnosed with T2DM. Sampling for convenience.

Results:

32% had moderate anxiety symptoms and 68% mild symptoms; 90.3% referred depressive symptoms. A significant negative correlation was found between anxiety symptoms and health care (p = <.000) that suggests the more anxiety symptoms the worse the adaptation. Symptoms of anxiety and work environment showed a negative and significant correlation (p = .000), which suggests worse adaptation to more anxiety symptoms, In contrast, the correlation between symptoms of depression and work environment, showed a positive and significant relationship (.530, p = <.000) which indicates the more depression symptoms the worse the adaptation.

Conclusions:

participants showed symptoms of anxiety between mild and moderate, a high percentage showed symptoms of moderate and high depression. Symptoms of anxiety and health care showed a negative correlation, symptoms of depression and work environment were positively correlated. These results have implications for caregivers of people with DM2