Depression and diabetes: A tendency or demon of darkness among diabetics? A cross-sectional study among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending an integrated diabetes and gestational diabetes clinic of Eastern India

Aparna Tewari; Tapas Kumar Som; Rakesh Kumar; Debasis Basu; Gautam Ghose; Sasthi Narayan Chakraborty; Kajal Hansda; Richa

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Depression and diabetes: A tendency or demon of darkness among diabetics? A cross-sectional study among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending an integrated diabetes and gestational diabetes clinic of Eastern India

Authors:

Aparna Tewari | Tapas Kumar Som | Rakesh Kumar | Debasis Basu | Gautam Ghose | Sasthi Narayan Chakraborty | Kajal Hansda | Richa

Publisher:

Eldaghayes Publisher, Tripoli, Libya

Main Topics:

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | Depression | Public Health Questionnaire-9 | Hemoglobin A1c | Integrated Diabetes Care

Journal:

International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health Vol.8 Issue 11, pp.932-932

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001522959

pISSN:

2320-4664

Keywords:

Abstract:

 Background: Depression is a common comorbid condition found in chronic medical illnesses in general and diabetes mellitus (DM) in particular. Worldwide, more than 365 million people are estimated to have Type 2 DM (T2DM), and almost 300 million people have major depression. Depression can be viewed as a Modifiable independent risk factor for the development of T2DM and for progression of complications from either type 1 or T2DM.
 
 Objectives: The aim of the study was to find out the distribution and determinants of depression among T2DM patients attending an integrated diabetes and gestational diabetes clinic (IDGDC) of a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal, East India.
 
 Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional, observational study was conducted among T2DM patients who attended IDGDC during May 2017June 2017. Public Health Questionnaire-9 was used to assess depression and its severity. A total of 196 study subjects participated in the study. 
 
 Results: The prevalence of depression was found to be 54.6%. About 28.1% of the study subjects had mild depression, 17.9%, 6.1%, and 2.6% subjects had moderate, moderately severe, and severe depression, respectively. Women gender, increasing age, rural residence, low literacy, longer duration of diabetes, and overweight/obesity were significantly associated with high frequency of depression. Addiction was significantly higher among depressed T2DM patients. Mean hemoglobin A1c level was significantly lower among non-depressed T2DM patients. 
 
 Conclusion: More than half of the T2DM patients are suffering from depression of varying severity. There should be a dedicated counselor in diabetes clinics for routine screening of depression among all T2DM patients to identify the high-risk patients requiring urgent psychiatrist consultation.

Article Details

Depression and diabetes: A tendency or demon of darkness among diabetics? A cross-sectional study among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending an integrated diabetes and gestational diabetes clinic of Eastern India

Authors: Aparna Tewari | Tapas Kumar Som | Rakesh Kumar | Debasis Basu | Gautam Ghose | Sasthi Narayan Chakraborty | Kajal Hansda | Richa

Publisher: Eldaghayes Publisher, Tripoli, Libya

Main Topics: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | Depression | Public Health Questionnaire-9 | Hemoglobin A1c | Integrated Diabetes Care

Journal: International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health Vol.8 Issue 11, pp.932-932

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001522959

pISSN: 2320-4664

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Depression

Public Health Questionnaire-9

Hemoglobin A1c

Integrated Diabetes Care

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Depression and diabetes: A tendency or demon of darkness among diabetics? A cross-sectional study among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending an integrated diabetes and gestational diabetes clinic of Eastern India

Authors:

Aparna Tewari | Tapas Kumar Som | Rakesh Kumar | Debasis Basu | Gautam Ghose | Sasthi Narayan Chakraborty | Kajal Hansda | Richa

Publisher:

Eldaghayes Publisher, Tripoli, Libya

Main Topics:

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | Depression | Public Health Questionnaire-9 | Hemoglobin A1c | Integrated Diabetes Care

Journal:

International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health Vol.8 Issue 11, pp.932-932

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001522959

pISSN:

2320-4664