Prevalence of Depression in Diabetes Mellitus and Its Determinants
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing world wide. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease which affect many organ system leading to reduced life expectancy. The association of diabetes mellitus and depression has been observed since long. Purpose: To find out prevalence of depression in diabetes mellitus. Method: Total 300 diabetic patients included in this study and they were screened for depression by patient health questionnaire-9 Results: the result from the study showed the prevalence rate of depression in diabetic is 43.33%. Among these depressed group 30.76% were mildly depressed, 40.76% were moderately depressed and 28.46% had severe depression. Conclusion: High prevalence of depression was found in diabetic patients. Hence psychiatrist assessment should be part of diabetic patients evaluation.
Authors and Affiliations
Amit Kumar Mishra, Sudhir Kumar, Arshad Ahmad, Govind Kumar, Krishna Kumar Singh, Kalyan Kumar Saha, Amrendu Kumar, Rajesh Kumar
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