Depression among Korean Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Ansan-Community-Based Epidemiological Study
Author(s) -
Chan Young Park,
So Young Kim,
Jong Won Gil,
Minhee Park,
Jong Hyock Park,
Yeonjung Kim
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
osong public health and research perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2233-6052
pISSN - 2210-9099
DOI - 10.1016/j.phrp.2015.05.004
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , medicine , diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , epidemiology , confidence interval , type 2 diabetes , beck depression inventory , psychiatry , endocrinology , anxiety , economics , macroeconomics
There are an increasing number of studies being carried out on depression in patients with diabetes. Individuals with diabetes have been reported as having a higher prevalence of depression compared to those without diabetes. However, only a few studies involving Korean patients have been conducted. The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of depression and to find various risk factors according to the degree of depression among Korean patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
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