Open AccessPrevalence and Determinants of Depression among Burn Injured Patients Admitted To Specialized Burn Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
Author(s) -
Zainab Natiq Naji Ammar,
Shalan Joodah Rhemah Al-Abbudi,
Emad Abdul Razaq
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of contemporary research and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0976-4852
DOI - 10.15520/ijcrr.v10i08.728
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , medicine , burn injury , beck depression inventory , affect (linguistics) , severe burn , rehabilitation , psychiatry , physical therapy , emergency medicine , surgery , psychology , anxiety , communication , economics , macroeconomics
Background:
Burn injuries are associated with extreme stress and affect psychological and physical aspects of patients’ health. Depression is a major result of burn injury which affect recovery and rehabilitation of burn injury patients.
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and determinant of depression and severity of depression in burn injury patients admitted to the Specialized Burn Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
Method: Case control study included all adult patients, who fulfilled inclusion criteria. Sociodemographic data and burn related information were assessed by a questionnaire prepared for this study. DSM-V criteria of depression were used to ascertain the diagnosis of depression. Beck depression inventory II was used for assessment of severity of depression.
Results: This study included 120 burn victims. The prevalence of depression was 83.3%. Severity of depression was; mild (36.0%), moderate (44%) and severe depression 20%.
Conclusion: Proper psychiatric assessment for depression of all burn patients is of great importance because depression can affect recovery process in burn survivors.