A study to assess prevalence of depression among Diabetic population in rural field practice area of a Medical College in Hyderabad
Journal Title: MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 2
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Abstract: Background: Depression and diabetes having bidirectional association and depression being 2 to 3 more common among diabetic population can have profound risk of poor outcome and serious implications. Objective: To assess the magnitude of depression among diabetic population residing in rural field practice area of a medical college in Hyderabad, as well as to study the association of various socio-demographic factors with depression Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 94 adult Population with diabetes residing in the rural field practice area of a medical college in Hyderabad. The sample size was calculated using 4pq/d2 and systemic random sampling was employed. Those who were willing to participate voluntarily were included. The study was conducted for a period of 1 month using a pre-tested and predesigned tool to measure depression and the data collected was analyzed using SPSS 16.0 Results: mean age of the study participants was 58.66 ± 11.517 years, 34% of the study participants with diabetes mellitus were found to have depression, of which most (46.87%) of them were found to be suffering from mild mood disturbances. Marital status was found to be the significant predictor of depression (p<0.05) Conclusion: Prevalence of depression was high among study Participants, further research is warranted to rule out various risk factors involved and to employ preventive strategies. Keywords: Depression, Diabetes Mellitus, Rural population, Beck Depression Inventory
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MD Shoeeb Akram, Sushma K
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