Diabetic Patients

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of study was to measure the prevalence depressionlevel in diabetic patients. Sample and studied sources: Total sixty patients were randomlywho a in medical OPD with diabetes both male and female patients were included in studyformal approval was taken from hospital administration. Hypothesis: Depression level maybe height in diabetic patients after taking informed consent patients were interviewed. Period:Data collection was completed during May to June, 2014. Material and method: Depressioncan be measured by use Beck depression inventory, a structured psychiatric diagnostic toolafter which the diagnosis can be made according to criteria of the Diagnostic and StatisticalManual of Psychiatric Disorders (DSM IV). However, these interviews are time consuming; formy population it’s difficult to understand the English there for patient convert question wereasked in Urdu these questionnaires are often used as a screening instrument. DemographicInterview form: Demographic personal information was obtained through items which focuson subject name, father name, age, gender marital status education, occupation, sibling, familystructure, family history of disease, random blood sugar, fasting blood sugar, duration of illnessand other complication. Beck’s Depression Inventory Results: The statistics analysis revealedthat depression level is high in diabetic patients. Correlation is significance at 0.05.