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Depression among people living with type 2 diabetes in an urbanizing community of Nepal.
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- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression in Nepal: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of depression in patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Biopsychosocial and Nutritional Factors of Depression among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders Among Individuals with Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Prevalence of psychiatric disorders and their associated sociodemographic factors among the type II diabetes mellitus patients in Aligarh.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Impact of Depression and HIV Symptoms on Glycemic Outcomes among Patients with HIV and Type 2 Diabetes: A Clinical Cohort Study.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- The association between major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder with hematological indices in the Rafsanjan youth cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Depressive Symptoms, Perceived Stress, and Associated Socio-Demographic and Diabetes-Related Factors in People With Type 2 Diabetes in Nepal.Asia-Pacific journal of public health · 2024Article
- Relationship between sleep quality and depression in people with type 2 diabetes.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2024Article
- The risk associated with psychiatric disturbances in patients with diabetes in Indonesia (2018): a cross-sectional observational study.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2023Article
- Association between common mental disorder and glycemic control in women with gestational diabetes: A mixed-method study.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
- Psychiatric morbidities among patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus attending outpatient department in a rural area of North India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- Prevalence and determinants of depression among patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus attending family medicine clinics in Qatar.American journal of medicine open · 2023Article
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- The influence of patriarchy on Nepali-speaking Bhutanese women's diabetes self-management.PloS one · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders among Elderly Diabetics and Associated Risk Factors in Indonesia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Depressive Symptoms among Patients with Diabetes in Qatar: Frequency and Potential Determinants.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Relationship Between Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Northwest China: A Mediating Role of Sleep Quality.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDiabetes mellitus is a major public health problem which accounts for serious medical and economic consequences. Depression is an important associated condition that upsets the management and complications of diabetes. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of depression among people living with Type 2 Diabetes and to examine the factors linked with it.
methodsThis community based, cross-sectional study was conducted among 278 people living with type 2 diabetes in Duhabi-Bhaluwa municipality, Nepal. A face to face interview was conducted using a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire to gain information on socio-demographic characteristics and clinical profile of the participants. Depression was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) scale. Variables were categorical and were thus, compared with Pearson's chi-square tests and binary logistic regression models.
resultsThe prevalence of depression in this study was 22.7%. Most people indicative of having depression were of older age, females, below secondary level education, with a smaller family size, with low family income, using insulin, without a family history of diabetes and/or having an additional illness. However, multivariate analysis showed that the only significant factors for depression were older age, education below secondary level, homemaker, smaller family size, using insulin and having an additional illness.
conclusionThe prevalence of depression in this study is consistent with that reported by other communities. Factors like older age, lower education level, being a homemaker, living in a small size family, insulin use and additional illness could increase the likelihood of developing Major Depressive disorder among people with type 2 diabetes, hence, psychosocial assessment is necessary along with diabetes management plan in a primary health care setting.
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