Why the study?
Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of depression and poor quality of life, but data on the relationship between depression and quality of life in rural North Indian healthcare settings were limited.
What is the prevalence and what are the predictors of depression in patients with diabetes mellitus in rural North India?
What is the prevalence and what are the predictors of depression in patients with diabetes mellitus in rural North India?
Clinical depression is highly prevalent (25.6%) among rural North Indian patients with diabetes, highlighting the need for self-management education.
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Depression screening may warrant consideration in rural DM patients; leaves open causal QoL links and needs prospective validation.
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (DM) poses a greater risk of depression and a poor quality of life (QoL). There is a limited data regarding relationship of depression to QoL in patients from rural health care settings of North India. AIM: To know the prevalence and predictors of depression in patients of DM among various sociodemographic, clinical and QoL variables. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This cross-sectional study was conducted in two hospitals of North India mostly catering rural population from 2014 to 2018. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sociodemographic and clinical data of DM patients was collected. They were applied Hindi translation of QoL Instrument for Indian Diabetes Patients and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Analyses were done by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (Version 17.0, USA). RESULTS: Among 300 patients, 25.6% had clinical depression. Illiteracy, the affect on general, emotional/mental health and role limitation by diabetes predicted risk of depression. CONCLUSION: Education of patients regarding self-management in DM to assure good health should be emphasised.
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