PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AMONG DIABETIC PATIENTS ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINIC AT THIKA LEVEL 5 HOSPITAL
Catherine Nzisa Kaleli - MSc. Clinical Psychology Student, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. Pius Kigamwa - MBChB (Nrb), M. Med (Psych.) Nairobi, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. Fred Owiti - MBChB (Nrb), MRC Psych, London, Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Kenya
ABSTRACT
The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of depression among adult diabetic patients visiting Thika Level 5 Hospital. Therefore, the objectives of the study were to determine the prevalence of depression among newly diagnosed adult diabetic patients. And to determine the socio-demographic correlates of depression among diabetic patients. A cross-sectional descriptive study was adopted in the study. The study targeted a population of 320 adult attendees of the diabetic clinic visiting Thika Level 5 hospital but 160 of them met the inclusion criteria. Systematic random sampling was used and Yamane's formula was used to come up with a sample size of 62 participants. Becks Depression Inventory (BDI) checklist and the Socio-demographic questionnaire were used to collect data. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 13 was used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that the prevalence of depression in patients presenting with diabetes at the Thika Level 5 Hospital was 32.3%. it was also found that being a female would more likely make one suffer from depression (53.8%) than of the opposite gender male (16.7%). The study concluded that depression is significantly associated with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes. Therefore, patients, clinicians, and psychiatrists should be informed and educated about the associated burden of depression with newly diagnosed type2 diabetes.