Association of depression and its treatment on the outcome of diabetic foot ulcer

Does Amputation Negatively Influence the Incidence of Depression in Diabetic Foot Patients? A Population-Based Nationwide Study

“…From the socioeconomic point of view, younger people who tend to be the breadwinners for themselves and their family may perceive chronic foot ulcer in a more serious light than do older people. Additionally, owing to the widespread individualism in modern society, characterized by restricted lives and a lack of social support, younger diabetic foot ulcer patients are more susceptible to the development of a depressed mood [16].…”

“…However, it remains unclear whether depression in diabetic foot patients results from the treatment duration, the loss of a body part through amputation, or uncertainty pertaining to the future. In previous studies, there were reports of the psychological effects of diabetic foot ulcers, in terms of psychological symptoms such as depression, but reports about the effects of limb amputation were lacking [8,[16][17][18][19][20][21]. In fact, to the best of our knowledge, no multi-year, longitudinal study has focused on the relationship between depression and amputation.…”

Influence of Brief Psychoeducation Using Audio Video to Depression Score in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer

“…The prevalence of diabetes mellitus amounted to 108 million in 1980, increased to 422 million in 2014 and is more prevalent in low-middle income countries (Salomé, Blanes, and Ferreira 2011). In Southeast Asia, an estimated 75 million people lived with diabetes in 2014, and this figure will rise to 123 million in 2035 (Ahmedani et al 2017). In Indonesia, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus patients reached 9.1 million people, and this number is predicted to increase 21,3 million in 2030 (Kementerian Kesehatan 2019).…”