title: A descriptive and comparative study from China on patients with type-2 diabetes with and without depressive symptoms.
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms for patients with type-2 diabetes at the population level in China and explore differences in demographic, socioeconomic, and disease-specific parameters between diabetic patients with and without depression. Self-rating depression scale was used to screen for depressive symptoms in 667 patients with type-2 diabetes from 4 communities in Beijing; their quality of life and social support was assessed using appropriate and validated tools. The results indicate that 44.23% of diabetic patients report depressive symptoms; patients with depressive symptoms had a significantly higher rate of diabetic complications, a lower quality of life and less social support than patients without depressive symptoms.
authors: School of Nursing, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 6 Wangjingzhonghuannanlu, Beijing, China. liuyu222@hotmail.com
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Manfred
authors: M
authors: Maier
authors: Jihong
authors: J
authors: Wu
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Li
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Chen
authors: Yuelan
authors: Y
authors: Qin
authors: Yufang
authors: Y
authors: Hao
authors: Rongchen
authors: R
authors: Jin
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors