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- Title
Depression in Burn Patients at Al-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital.
- Authors
Al Hamzawi, Ali; Abed, Inas Hussein; Saadoon, Ahmed Miri
- Abstract
Background Burn injuries affact on physical and mental status of the victum. The researchers show different outcome in their articles when they study depression in burned patients. Aim of the study The study aims are : 1. identify the prevalence rate of depression in burn patients. 2.measure severity of depression .3. study the socio-demographic variables of those patients. Methods A case -control study was condefed on One hunderd patients at the burn unit of ALDiwaniya Teaching Hospital from a period of April 2nd 2014 to January 2nd 2015. the presence of depression was diagnosed by using a semi -structured interview schedule based on ICD-10, diagnostic criteria for depression ,and its severity was rated by Beck depression inventory. Results The result revealed the depression was found in 40% of burned patients compared with 15% among their matched control group and this result was statistically significant .the rate of depression was higher for females than males,according to the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the majority of depression patients (60%) were of moderate severity. Conclusion The prevelence of depression was 40(40%) patients . There is a close association between burn related variables and depression The study show the importance of evaluation and management of depression in burn injured patients
- Subjects
BURN patients; TEACHING hospitals; BECK Depression Inventory; BURN care units; CASE method (Teaching)
- Publication
Al-Qadisiah Medical Journal, 2018, Vol 14, Issue 26, p100
- ISSN
1817-0153
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.28922/qmj.2018.14.26.100-113