November 1, 2016Rwanda JournalOpen Access

The co-morbidity of depression and other chronic non-communicable diseases: a review of literature on the epidemiology, diagnosis and health effects

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Population

Patients with chronic non-communicable diseases

Design

Review

Authors

MMMadeleine MukeshimanaUniversity of Rwanda GMGugu MchunuDurban University of Technology

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Implication

May support integrated screening in NCD care; leaves open causal effects and optimal interventions.

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Population

Patients with chronic non-communicable diseases

Outcome

Prevalence of depression, health effects (morbidity, mortality, health costs), and diagnostic tools

Depression is highly prevalent among patients with chronic non-communicable diseases and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs, warranting regular screening.

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Mukeshimana et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a19ed85196cd56b09eaec5e https://doi.org/10.4314/rj.v3i1.8f

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The co-morbidity of depression and other chronic non-communicable diseases: a review of literature on the epidemiology, diagnosis and health effects

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The co-morbidity of depression and other chronic non-communicable diseases: a review of literature on the epidemiology, diagnosis and health effects

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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