depression in diabetic patients

Prevalence of Depression in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy

Background and Objective:Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most important and debilitating complications of diabetes with an increasing prevalence in most countries. It has a dramatic effect on peoplechr('39')s quality of life and increases the symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with diabetes. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression in patients ...

Depression and Glycemic Control in Type II Diabetic Patients

Objective: Studies reported conflicting results’ regarding the status of depression and glycemic control in patients with type II diabetes(T2DM), therefore, this study was performed to determine the relationship between depression and glycemic control in T2DM patients. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 150 T2DM patients referred to Yazd diabetes researc...

The Role of Self-Efficacy and Social Support in Predicting Depression Symptoms in Diabetic Patients

Objectives: Chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus have negative effects on physical and mental health. Depression is the most common psychological problems in this group of patients. The purpose of this study was to predict depression symptoms based on self-efficacy and social support. Materials and Methods: A total of 130 patients with diabetes recruited from several clinics in Shiraz. ...

Counseling and depression among diabetic patients.

OBJECTIVE To determine the level of depression in diabetic patients and investigate the effect of a counseling program on the level of depression. METHODS A pre-post experimental study was conducted at the outpatient medical clinics of the Health Insurance Hospital affiliated to the Ministry of Health, Mansoura, Egypt. The study was carried out between June 2011 and September 2011. One hundre...

Prevalence of Depression among Diabetic Patients

depression in type 2 diabetic patients in isfahan

background: diabetes is one of the most common diseases worldwide that the number of sufferers in the world reaches 177 million. diabetic patients are more likely to get depressed than others. however, the demographic features of patients could be effective in this regard. the aim of present study was to assess the severity of depression in diabetic patients according to their demographic featu...