Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery collage , sheidari@muq.ac.ir
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Introduction: Depression is one of the most
prevalent mental disorders in patients with diabetes, which affects on
cooperation in implementation of treatment measures, consequences of
therapeutic and diabetes complications. Is thought, Low self-esteem is
endangering balance of mental and emotional person and is caused development of
depression. This study was performing with goal of comparison of self-esteem
and diabetes complications in depressed and non-depressed patients with type 2
diabetes.
Methodology: In this analytical study case-
control with method of sampling of based
onaim, 259 hospitalization diabetic patients (120
depressed patients and 139 non-depressed patients) were selected in teaching
hospitals of Qom University of medical science. Data were collected by using
demographic, Rosenberg self- esteem and Short form Beck Depression
questionnaires and then computer software SPSS 18 was used for data analysis.
Descriptive statistics, chi-square, independent t- test, spearman correlation
tests were used.
Results: Tests results showed that Age
and blood sugar control had not significantly different between cases and controls
(P>0/05), but economic status, marital status, duration, complications of
diabetes (diabetic foot, amputation, and visual disturbances) and self- esteem
between the two groups depressed and non-depressed patients with diabetes had significant
difference (P<0/05). The mean self- esteem scores for non-depressed patients
with diabetes were 24/07± 3/65 and the depressed group was 18/45 ± 4/51.
Conclusion: Medium and low
self-esteem and complication of diabetes among depressed diabetic patients were
more non- depressed patients. Acording to results seem, assessment of
depression and self- esteem patients is better, using for routine healthy
assessment of diabetic patients and carry out privative and grouped implementation
for groups of high risk, for decrease depression and promotion self-esteem
patients. Recommended qualitative studies carry out for diagnosis infective
factors on depression in additional survey affect program of promotion of
self-esteem on depression this patients particularly high risk patients with
longitudinal design.
Heidari S, Mirbagher- Ajoorpaz N, Abedini Z. Comparison of Self-esteem and Diabetes Complications in Depressed and Non-depressed Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. J Diabetes Nurs 2014; 2 (1) :34-43 URL: http://jdn.zbmu.ac.ir/article-1-51-en.html