Frequency of Depression Among Teenagers with Asthma
Journal Title: Journal of Indus Medical College - Year 2019, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to determine the frequency of depression among asthmatic teenagers 13 to 19 years of age visiting at outpatient departments of Indus Medical College Hospital Tando Muhammad Khan. METHODS AND MATERIAL: An observational prospective study conducted at the Department of Medicine, Indus Medical College Hospital, Tando Mohammad Khan , Pakistan from December 2017 to July 2018 . A total of 262 asthmatic teenagers attending Medicine and Pulmonology clinic, aged 13 to 19 years, who have been diagnosed to have uncontrolled asthma (according to GINA guidelines) for at least one year were included .Demographic profile along with asthma outcomes were compared with age. The p value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. RESULTS: A total of 262 asthmatic teenager patients were included in this study with mean age + SD 55.49 + 11.67 years. The mean duration + SD (range) of asthma was 5.6 + 1.32 (3 to 8 years). It was found that 30 (11.4%) cases had family history of asthma whereas 45(17.1%) cases had family history of depression. In the present study the total frequency of depression was found to be 37 (14.1%) among the teenagers. In the present study it was observed that gender, duration of asthma, residence, marital status, educational status, socio-economic status, history of psychiatric illness and employment status were significantly associated with depression(p value <0.05). CONCLUSION: This study concluded that depression in highly prevalent in patients with asthma among teenagers.
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Zaheer Hussain Memon, Akbar Memon, Madiha Zaki, Ramesh Kumar Suthar
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