Depression in Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Isfahan

Diabetes is one of the most common diseases worldwide that the number of sufferers in the world reaches 177 million. Diabetic patients are more likely to get depressed than others. However, the demographic features of patients could be effective in this regard. The aim of present study was to assess the severity of depression in diabetic patients according to their demographic features.

In this cross-sectional study 383 type 2 diabetic patients referred to Isfahan charity association in recruited. These patients were examined in terms of depression through a questionnaire consisting of 2 parts: with demographic features, and with 21 standardized Beck tests. Obtained data analyzed by SPSS software and Chi-square and Multivariate analysis tests.

The prevalence of normal moods,moderate,medium and severe depression among studied population was 28%,21.4%,35.5% and 15.1% respectively.Severe depression was more prevalent in women than men(56.6% vs. 36.8%,P<0.01). There was negative significant relation between depression severity and age (P= -0.02).

The results of this study showed that the high prevalence of depression among type2 diabetic patients.. Therefore, psychiatric consultation is recommended toto evaluate depression in type2 diabetics.