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Depression influences the quality of diabetes-related self-management activities in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study
- Source :
- Clinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 11, Pp 471-479 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Dove Medical Press, 2016.
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Abstract
- Gabriela Mut-Vitcu,1 Bogdan Timar,2 Romulus Timar,1 Cristian Oancea,3 Ioan Cosmin Citu4 1Second Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Functional Sciences, 3Department of Infectious Diseases, 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of depression and its impact on the quality of diabetes-related self-care activities in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. Patients and methods: In this cross-sectional study, 184 patients with type 2 diabetes were enrolled. Depression was evaluated using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 while the quality of diabetes-related self-care activities was assessed using the Summary of Diabetes-Related Self Care Activities Questionnaire. Results: In our study group, 53.3% of the patients had moderate depression, 17.9% had severe depression, and 28.8% had no depression symptoms. Patient’s age (P=0.024), presence of diabetic neuropathy (P
- Subjects :
- Diabetes
Depression
Self-care
Quality of life
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11781998
- Volume :
- ume 11
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Clinical Interventions in Aging
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.65fb4f7c66443f93848607fe6c60b6
- Document Type :
- article