Depressive symptoms and adherence to treatment among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Keywords:
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Depression, Medication Adherence.Abstract
This study aimed to verify the association between depressive symptoms and socio-demographic and clinical variables, and the adherence to drug treatment among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). A descriptive study developed with a sample of 145 people with DM2. We used the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Measurement of Treatment Adherence (MTA). The average age of participants was 60.4 years, 77.2% were female and 51.7% had a partner. The average BDI was 18.4 and 33.1% of the subjects presented depressive symptoms. Physical activity practice was associated to better BDI evaluation (p<0.05). No important clinically correlation was observed between the BDI and the MTA (r<0.30). Approximately half of the participants tended to trigger depression. Physical activity practice is related to better median values at the BDI.Published
2012-10-23
How to Cite
Braz, J. M., Silva, M. R., Gois, C. F. L., Braz, T. M., Santos, V. dos, & Silva, L. A. S. M. (2012). Depressive symptoms and adherence to treatment among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Rev Rene, 13(5). Retrieved from http://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4110
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