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Prevalence of Depression among Type 2 Diabetic Outpatients in Black Lion General Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Dejenie Habtewold, Tesfa
Radie, Yosef Tsige
Sharew, Nigussie Tadesse
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The emotional consequences of diabetes have been scrutinized by a number of investigative teams and there are varying reports about the association of depression with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
However, there is limited data about this in Ethiopia.
Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of comorbid depression among type 2 diabetic outpatients.
Methods and Materials.
Institution based cross-sectional study design was conducted on a random sample of 276 type 2 diabetic outpatients from Black Lion General Specialized Hospital.
Systematic random sampling technique was used to get these individual patients from 920 type 2 diabetic outpatients who have an appointment during the data collection period.
Patients’ depression status was measured using Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ 9).
Result.
Totally 264 type 2 diabetic outpatients were interviewed with a response rate of 95.6%.
The prevalence of depression among type 2 diabetic outpatients was 13%.
Based on PHQ 9 score, 28.4% (75) fulfilled the criteria for mild depression, 12.1% (32) for moderate depression, 2.7% (7) for moderately severe depression, and 1.5% (4) for severe depression.
But 45.8% (121) of patients had no clinically significant depression.
Conclusion.
This study demonstrated that depression is a common comorbid health problem in type 2 diabetic outpatients with a prevalence rate of 13%.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dejenie Habtewold, Tesfa& Radie, Yosef Tsige& Sharew, Nigussie Tadesse. 2015. Prevalence of Depression among Type 2 Diabetic Outpatients in Black Lion General Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061121
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dejenie Habtewold, Tesfa…[et al.]. Prevalence of Depression among Type 2 Diabetic Outpatients in Black Lion General Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061121
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dejenie Habtewold, Tesfa& Radie, Yosef Tsige& Sharew, Nigussie Tadesse. Prevalence of Depression among Type 2 Diabetic Outpatients in Black Lion General Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Depression Research and Treatment. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061121
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061121