Depression in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
<strong>Background:</strong> during the evolution of diabetes mellitus, chronic complications may appear that affect life expectancy and health-related quality of life, thus harming the physical and mental health of patients. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to determi...
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| author | Dinorah Janet Torres Lugo Iván Castillo Ledo Iriam Rojas Díaz Antonio Masot Rangel Silvia Janet Masot Torres Pedro González López |
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| description | <strong>Background:</strong> during the evolution of diabetes mellitus, chronic complications may appear that affect life expectancy and health-related quality of life, thus harming the physical and mental health of patients. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to determine the behavior of depression in patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus of the Family Medical Office #21 of the Rodas municipality, Cienfuegos province. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, in the period from May 2020 to May 2021, the universe and the sample were in correspondence with the 36 diabetic patients dispensed in the office, to whom a survey was applied and the Adult Depression Test. The variables were studied: age, sex, type of treatment, symptoms of depression, complications, level of depression. The analysis and processing of the information was done using the statistical package SPSS version 15 for Windows, the results were expressed in numbers and percentages. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> predominance of the female sex in 58.3 %, the most represented age group is that of 48-57 (50 %). The group of patients consuming oral hypoglycemic drugs (55 %) predominated. There was a prevalence of patients with depression (72.2 %), being more frequent those receiving treatment with oral hypoglycemic agents (47.2) and there was a high incidence in females (41.6 %). Patients with renal (19.4 %) and cardiovascular (16.6 %) complications predominated. 75 % of the patients presented low depression. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the female sex and the age group of 48-57 predominated in the study. There was a high prevalence of complications associated with the appearance of depression and the consumption of oral hypoglycemic agents. More than half of the patients studied presented manifest symptoms of depression. Patients who presented low depression prevailed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a7982a9f6e494f63878c92b0f2fa6d6e2025-01-30T21:22:01ZspaUniversidad de las Ciencias Médicas de CienfuegosRevista Finlay2221-24342022-09-01123277284589Depression in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes MellitusDinorah Janet Torres Lugo0Iván Castillo Ledo1Iriam Rojas Díaz2Antonio Masot Rangel3Silvia Janet Masot Torres4Pedro González López5Policlínico Comunitario Docente Raúl Suárez. Rodas. Cienfuegos.Policlínico Comunitario Docente Raúl Suárez. Rodas. Cienfuegos.Policlínico Comunitario Docente Raúl Suárez. Rodas. Cienfuegos.Hospital Pediátrico Universitario Paquito González Cueto. Cienfuegos.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos.Policlínico Comunitario Docente Raúl Suárez. Rodas. Cienfuegos.<strong>Background:</strong> during the evolution of diabetes mellitus, chronic complications may appear that affect life expectancy and health-related quality of life, thus harming the physical and mental health of patients. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to determine the behavior of depression in patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus of the Family Medical Office #21 of the Rodas municipality, Cienfuegos province. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, in the period from May 2020 to May 2021, the universe and the sample were in correspondence with the 36 diabetic patients dispensed in the office, to whom a survey was applied and the Adult Depression Test. The variables were studied: age, sex, type of treatment, symptoms of depression, complications, level of depression. The analysis and processing of the information was done using the statistical package SPSS version 15 for Windows, the results were expressed in numbers and percentages. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> predominance of the female sex in 58.3 %, the most represented age group is that of 48-57 (50 %). The group of patients consuming oral hypoglycemic drugs (55 %) predominated. There was a prevalence of patients with depression (72.2 %), being more frequent those receiving treatment with oral hypoglycemic agents (47.2) and there was a high incidence in females (41.6 %). Patients with renal (19.4 %) and cardiovascular (16.6 %) complications predominated. 75 % of the patients presented low depression. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the female sex and the age group of 48-57 predominated in the study. There was a high prevalence of complications associated with the appearance of depression and the consumption of oral hypoglycemic agents. More than half of the patients studied presented manifest symptoms of depression. Patients who presented low depression prevailed.https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/1172diabetes mellitus tipo 2salud mentaldepresióncalidad de vida relacionada con la salud |
| spellingShingle | Dinorah Janet Torres Lugo Iván Castillo Ledo Iriam Rojas Díaz Antonio Masot Rangel Silvia Janet Masot Torres Pedro González López Depression in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Revista Finlay diabetes mellitus tipo 2 salud mental depresión calidad de vida relacionada con la salud |
| title | Depression in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_full | Depression in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_fullStr | Depression in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Depression in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_short | Depression in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_sort | depression in patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| topic | diabetes mellitus tipo 2 salud mental depresión calidad de vida relacionada con la salud |
| url | https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/1172 |
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