ArticleJournal of diabetes research2020
Depression and Its Predictors among Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending Treatment in Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southern Ethiopia.
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- Depression and determinants among diabetes mellitus patients in Ethiopia, a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
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- 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
- Low Social Support and Risk for Depression in People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of Depression and Associated Factors Among Adult Diabetic Men on Follow-Up at Goba and Robe Hospitals: Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
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- Association between dietary self-care adherence and depression among adults living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ghana: a cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 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
- Psychosocial and clinical factors associated with depression among diabetic patients in Amhara region comprehensive specialized hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022; a multicenter prevalence study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Relationship between sleep quality and depression in people with type 2 diabetes.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2024Article
- Magnitude of depression and its associated factors among patients with diabetes mellitus at public hospitals in Southwest Ethiopia, 2021.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Meta-analysis of studies on depression prevalence among diabetes mellitus patients in Africa.Heliyon · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Depression and Associated Factors among Diabetes Patients in East Shewa, Ethiopia: Bayesian Approach.Depression research and treatment · 2020Article
- Depression and Its Associated Factors among Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending Selected Hospitals in Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Psychiatry journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with diabetes mellitus are at twice the risk of developing depression than the general population. The coexistence of diabetes and depression largely contributes to increased morbidity and mortality and results in high healthcare cost.
objectiveThe aim is to assess severity of depression and its determinants in diabetes outpatients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospital, southern Ethiopia.
methodsAn institutional-based cross-sectional study was done using a systematic sampling method. To assess the magnitude of depression, the patient health questionnaire-9 scale was used. Then, the data were entered into EpiData version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20 software. Binary logistic regression was used to assess the association between dependent variable and independent variables.
resultsThe magnitudes of depression were found to be 41.5%. The potential predictors were adhering to alcohol intake (adjusted odds ratio, AOR = 3.71, 95% CI: 1.52, 9.06), loss of someone very close or spouse (AOR = 6.83, 95% CI 3.07, 15.19), having no social support (AOR = 3.68, 95% CI: 1.63, 8.29), not adhering to the recommended dietary regimen (AOR = 6.83, 95% CI 3.07, 15.19), not adhering to physical activity (AOR = 4.1, 95% CI: 1.86,9.014), not adhering to medication (AOR = 4.2, 95% CI: 1.7, 10.31), and not having raised blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg and above (AOR = 7.42, 95% CI: 3.40, 16.17).
conclusionDepression was a common comorbidity associated with diabetes occurring in more than four in ten of the participants.
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