Quality of life of depressed patients with chronic diseases

Abstract

Introduction

Chronic diseases are a public health problem and high prevalent on depressed patients.

Objectives

To describe the sociodemographic characteristics and the quality of life of a sample of depressed patients with hypertension and oder diabetes as comorbidity.

Methods

It is the baseline evaluation of 361 persons participating in a clinical trial that studies the effectiveness of a psychoeducational intervention for this type of patients.

Persons with moderate or severe depression and with hypertension and or diabetes attending 8 primary care centers in Santiago were invited to participate .

Results

The sample consisted of 361 study participants,the majority female(89.97%).The mean age was 59.81 years(de=10.28),with an age range observed from 26 to 83 years.Most of the participants had primary(35,91%)or secondary (43.21%)education level.More than a third of the participants reported houshold chores(34.09%) and a quarter were working for income(28.41%).About half of the participants were married(44.48%).The mean PHQ-9 score was 18.73(sd=2.81).Most of the participants had a previous diagnoses of depression(60.39%).The sample obtained an average of 34.99 points(sd=20.82) in the mental health component of the 12-item Short Form Health Survey indicative of poor quality of life related to mental health.

Conclusions

Depressed patients with chronic diseases ,users of primary care clinics, have poor quality of life,so it is urgent to review care protocols to achieve better health results.

Disclosure of Interest

None Declared