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- Title
Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms among Incognizant Patients Visiting a Hospital.
- Authors
Mary, A. Vinita; Manikandan, N.; Pavithra, K.; Nathiya, M.; Kesavan, R.
- Abstract
This article depicts about depressive symptoms among patients visiting a hospital. Depression is the most common mental illness among people in many parts of the world. A person who suffers from depression experiences many symptoms which affects their day to day life to study the contributing factors associated with various levels of depression, a survey was conducted among patients visiting a private dental college at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Convenience sampling technique was used for the survey. The patients were categorised according to their age, gender, education and employment status. Socio-economic status of the family head was also assessed in the survey. Marital status of an individual and any medical problems presented was also interviewed in the questionnaire. A list of PHQ-9 questionnaire was used to assess the associating factors among various level of depression.
- Subjects
CHENNAI (India); HOSPITAL patients; MARITAL status; DENTAL schools; MENTAL illness; SAMPLING (Process); DENTIST-patient relationship
- Publication
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2020, Vol 11, Issue 1, p207
- ISSN
0976-0245
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/v11/i1/2020/ijphrd/193814