depression and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes

Authors

firooze derakhshanpour golestan psychiatric research center, golestan university of medical sciences, gorgan, ir iran

mohammad ali vakili department of health and social medicine, health management and social development research center, golestan university of medical sciences, gorgan, ir iran; department of health and social medicine, health management and social development research center, golestan university of medical sciences, gorgan, ir iran. tel: +98-1732421221, fax: +98-1732421657

maryam farsinia golestan university of medical sciences, gorgan, ir iran

kamal mirkarimi health management and social development research center, golestan university of medical sciences, gorgan, ir iran

abstract

objectives this study aimed to investigate the relation between depression and quality of life in patients with diabetes. patients and methods this is a cross sectional survey. subjects were selected from 330 eligible people referred to the only diabetes clinic in gorgan city during 6 months, using systematic random sampling. beak depression questionnaire and the brief questioner with 26 questions recommended by the world health organization (whoqol-bref) were used to measure depression and quality of life, respectively. data were analyzed through descriptive methods, chi-square, independent t test and linear regression model using spss16; moreover, p value < 0.05 was considered as significant. results in total, 330 patients with diabetes (35.5 % male and 64.5% women) were studied. the mean and standard deviation of their age and years involved with diabetes were 50.6 ± 9.0 and 5.4 ± 4.5 years, respectively. range of age was 25 - 75 years, as well. the prevalence of depression in all patients with diabetes was 58.2% (124 mild, 56 medium, and 12 with severe depression). hypertension was 13.9% more in diabetic patients with depression (p value < 0.001) and physical activity in 24.7% of the cases was less with a meaningful difference (p value = 0.01). the mean and standard deviation of quality of life in diabetic patients with and without depression was 50.7 ± 14 and 60.5 ± 13.3, respectively that was significant in two groups (p < 0.0001). conclusions the prevalence of depression is high in patients with diabetes and has a considerable impact on the consequences of diabetes and quality of life too. background frequency of mood disorders in patients with chronic diseases, especially diabetes and its effects on life quality are dramatically increasing.

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