Abstract
Background: Diabetes mellitus, one of the common serious conditions among the elderly and depression is frequent finding as a Comorbidity. Polypharmacy is common in diabetes and In diabetic senior people, it has been linked to depression. Polypharmacy, especially among the elderly, is a consistent predictor of inappropriate medication. Approaching and analysing the prescription pattern in elderly diabetic patient will rationalize the drug utilization. The current research is to access the co-relation of polypharmacy in geriatric diabetic patient and accompanying depression.
 Objectives: To assess depression and polypharmacy and correlate their association in diabetic patients of geriatric age group.
 Methodology: This is questionnaire based cross sectional observational study. This shall be conducted in geriatric population attending Medicine department [OPD and IPD] [AVBRH], DMIMS, Sawangi [M], Wardha, Maharashtra, India. The depression will be assessed using Geriatric Depression scale. The Polypharmacy will be assessed using contingency table and odds ratio.
 Expected outcome: It is hypothesized that geriatric diabetic patients with depression [GDS>= 6] are at higher risk of encountering polypharmacy.
 Conclusion: To upgrades standards of life of senior diabetic patients, prescribing procedures should be reviewed.
Highlights
264 million peoples all around the world suffer from Depression which is common mental illness nowadays [1]
While depression may play a role in low statistics in diabetes, and its consequences may play a role in depression [7,8,9]
Depression is expected to be more significant in female patients as compared to male patients and people residing in rural area and those with presence of complications, comorbidities
Summary
264 million peoples all around the world suffer from Depression which is common mental illness nowadays [1]. Of diabetic patients in world and by the year 2025 it is expected to reach 69.9 million diabetic population in India [4]. Polypharmacy is common in diabetes and In diabetic senior people, it has been linked to depression. The current research is to access the co-relation of polypharmacy in geriatric diabetic patient and accompanying depression. Objectives: To assess depression and polypharmacy and correlate their association in diabetic patients of geriatric age group. Methodology: This is questionnaire based cross sectional observational study This shall be conducted in geriatric population attending Medicine department [OPD and IPD] [AVBRH], DMIMS, Sawangi [M], Wardha, Maharashtra, India. Expected outcome: It is hypothesized that geriatric diabetic patients with depression [GDS>= 6]
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