Depression among patients with diabetes mellitus in a Nigerian teaching hospital

South African Journal of Psychiatry

 
 
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Title Depression among patients with diabetes mellitus in a Nigerian teaching hospital
 
Creator James, Bawo Onesirosan Omoaregba, Joyce Ohiole Eze, George Morakinyo, Olufemi
 
Subject Psyhciatry depression; diabetes mellitus; prevalence; co-morbidity; psychosocial correlates
Description Objectives. Depression is associated with diabetes mellitus and affects treatment goals negatively. We aimed to determine the prevalence of depression and identify its socio-demographic or clinical correlates among patients with diabetes mellitus attending an out-patient clinic in Nigeria.Methods. Two hundred consecutively recruited diabetes patients (index group) were compared with a similar number of apparently healthy controls in a cross-sectional survey. In both groups, in addition to obtaining socio-demographic details, depression was diagnosed using the Schedule for the Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN), while the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to assess depression symptom severity. Results. Sixty (30%) diabetes patients met a SCAN diagnosis for clinical depression, compared with 19 (9.5%) in the control group. Having a smaller income and more children were significantly correlated with higher depression symptoms on the BDI.Conclusion. Depression is highly co-morbid with diabetes mellitus. The care of individuals with diabetes mellitus should include the screening and possible treatment for depression in order to achieve and sustain treatment goals.
 
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Contributor nil
Date 2010-04-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Case control study
Format application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v16i2.232
 
Source South African Journal of Psychiatry; Vol 16, No 2 (2010); 4 2078-6786 1608-9685
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage Nigeria; Subsaharan Africa nil 20-64 years; male; female;
Rights Copyright (c) 2010 Bawo Onesirosan James, Joyce Ohiole Omoaregba, George Eze, Olufemi Morakinyo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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