Abstract
This descriptive research studied the depression level of patients with diabetes type II at diabetic clinics in Samut Prakarn, and, identified the causes of severe depression in patients with type 2. There were 209 participants enrolled in the study. The samples were selected by opportunistic sampling technique. The data were collected from May 2013 to July 2013, using the CES-D questionnaire, with Cronbach’s coefficient alpha 0.82 and guidelines for interviews. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. Research Results: 1. 66 percent of participants had a depression score at a low level. 2. The CES-D showed that, 44 percent were unhappy and 38 percent did not feel that their life was enjoyable. 29 percent felt no hope for the future, 5.6 percent were easily upset and 8.3 percent suffered from insomnia and severe depression. 3. Half of the participants mentioned that troubled family relationships was a main cause of their depression, 42.9 percents felt worrying about their illness, 35.3 percent blamed over work and almost 15 percent identified loss of love as the cause of depression.
Highlights
Diabetes is a chronic, non communicable disease which is incurable
The Center for Epidemiologic studies-Depression scale (CES-D) showed that, 44 percent were unhappy and 38 percent did not feel that their life was enjoyable. 29 percent felt no hope for the future, 5.6 percent were upset and 8.3 percent suffered from insomnia and severe depression
Type 2 diabetes in the Tambon Health Promoting Hospital, Samut Prakarn ranked in second place for those receiving hospital care
Summary
The complications of diabetes are a major public health problem in Thailand (Phong Ar-mon, 1999). Diabetes will become one of the biggest health problems in the 21st century, in developing countries such as Thailand. According to health statistics of the year 2012 (Ministry of Public Health, 2012) the mortality rate of diabetes patient was 7,383 people per 100,000 population. Diabetes is the 4th leading cause of death for non-communicable diseases. Diabetes will become a significant stressor on public health resources if the progression of the disease cannot be controlled, and a strain on society and the economy due to patients requiring continuous treatment throughout their life
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