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- Title
PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE-2 DIABETES IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SETTINGS- A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY UNDER THE INTERPRET-DD PROJECT.
- Authors
FAREED ASLAM MINHAS; CHOUDHARY, ZAIDAN IUKEES
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of depression in patients with type-2 diabetes in primary health care settings. DESIGN Cross sectional study PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The study is being conducted at the Rural Health Centre, Mandra from March 2014 to November, 2014. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 200 patients with type-2 diabetes are being recruited according to a pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The demographic details (age, gender, marital status) and the clinical characteristics (duration of illness, complications, current treatment) of the patients are being recorded. Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression IHAM-D), Problem Areas in Depression (PAID) scale. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and WHO Well Being Index (WHO-5) are being administered. T-test and Pearson Correlation will be used to estimate the association of variables. RESULTS Initial results show that a significant number of patients with type-2 diabetes suffer from co-morbid depression. It has also been seen that patients with diabetes and co-morbid depression show lower scores on the quality of life scales. The study will be completed in November, 2014 and the complete results will be shared with the participants of the conference. CONCLUSION Significant number of patients with type-2 diabetes suffers from co-morbid depression.
- Subjects
MENTAL depression; PEOPLE with diabetes; PRIMARY health care; MARITAL status; AGE; QUALITY of life; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society, 2015, Vol 12, Issue 1, p58
- ISSN
1726-8710
- Publication type
Article