Determination of the prevalence of depression in patients with type 2 diabetes referring to Nader Kazemi clinic, Shiraz
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Abstract:
Background

Depression is of paramount importance to people with chronic internal diseases.One of these diseases is type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of depression in diabetic patients.

Materials and Methods

This descriptive-analytic cross-sectional study was performed on 384 diabetic patients.These subjects were selected randomly from among all type 2 diabetic patients referring to the diabetes clinic in the winter of 2016.Data was collected using questionnaire containing general information and 21 questions for depression diagnosis. A score above 16 is indicative of depression symptoms. Statistical analysis was performed by SSPS software )version 9( with non-parametric Chi-square index.The results of the prevalence of depression among 108 male and 276 female diabetic patients showed that 25% of men and 75% of women were depressed.

Results

The results of examining the variables of gender, family size, marital status, educational level, occupation, income, and duration of diagnosis on depression showed that depression in men and women significantly depends on the aforementioned factors. With the values of (p = 0/02, p =0/00, p = 0/006, p = 0/00, p = 0/00, p = 0/00, p =0/00) ,respectively. There was no significant difference in the prevalence of depression and the age of the patients(p =0/4).

Conclusion

Depression is very common in diabetic patients, so psychiatric counseling is recommended for depression in diabetic patients.

Language:
Persian
Published:
Journal of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Volume:26 Issue: 6, 2020
Pages:
763 to 769
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