Assessment of depressive symptoms in adolescents with diabetes mellitus type I

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Objective : assess depressive symptoms in adolescents with diabetes type I.

Methodology : A descriptive study was conducted in two centers for endocrinology and diabetes in Baghdad city (50) of adolescents were selected; with diabetes mellitus type1 in center for endocrinology and diabetes centers for endocrinology and diabetes in rusafa and center for endocrinology and diabetes in karkh) in Baghdad city from 18th of January 2012 to 1st of May 2012.

A questionnaire format was used which consist of (2) parts, the first part includes demographic information of the sample and the second part consists of structured Items concerning adolescents' knowledge toward physical, mental, emotional and behavioral symptoms of depression that suffering from which includes (4) main sections and comprised of (28) Items.

Validity of questionnaire was estimated through a pilot study and a panel of expert.

The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistical measures which included frequencies, percentages, and standard deviation, as well as the use of inferential statistical measures which include the chi- square test.

Results: The results revealed that most of the adolescent level of depression (47.7 %), has moderate scores while (45.5 %) was low relative sufficiency and (6.8 %) was out of comparison relative sufficiency toward physical, mental, emotional and behavioral symptoms that suffering from.

Conclusions : the results revealed there is no significant association between age, gender, Economic Status and complications years of diagnosis, but there is significant association between levels of education with diabetic adolescent's practices about depression.

Recommendations : based on the results of research, the study recommends initiating training courses in the field of depression in adolescents with diabetes type I for nurses working in diabetes center.