title: Prevalence of Common Mental Disorders and Associated Factors among People with Glaucoma Attending Outpatient Clinic at Menelik II Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The burden of blindness from glaucoma is high. Therefore, people suffering from a serious eye disease such as glaucoma, which can lead to blindness, usually have an emotional disturbance on the patient. Untreated psychiatric illness is associated with increased morbidity and increased costs of care.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to assess prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors among people with Glaucoma attending Menelik II referral hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014.
  
  
  METHODS
  Institution based Cross-sectional study design was conducted in the Department of Ophthalmology Menelik II Referral Hospital from April 10 to May 15, 2014. 423 participants who had undergone through investigation, examination and diagnosed as patients of glaucoma were selected randomly from the glaucoma clinic. Data were collected through face to face interview using Self Reporting Questionnaire consisted of 20 items. Study subjects who scored ≥11 from SRQ-20 were considered as having common mental disorders. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis with 95% CI were done and variables with P<0.05 in the final model were identified as independent factors associated with common mental disorders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four hundred five patients with glaucoma were included in our study with response rate of 95.7% and 64.5% were males. The average age was 59±13.37 years. Common mental disorders were observed in 23.2% of Glaucoma patients. It is quite obvious that levels of CMDs were high among patients with glaucoma. There was a significant association between age, sex, chronic physical illness, income and duration of illness at P < 0.05.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Symptoms of common mental disorders were the commonest comorbidities among patients with glaucoma. It will be better to assess and treat Common mental disorders as a separate illness in patients with glaucoma.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Menelik II Health science college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors: Kufa
authors: K
authors: Bedasso
authors: School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
authors: Asres
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3164-5392
authors: A
authors: Bedaso
authors: Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, P.O.Box: 296, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
authors: Fetuma
authors: F
authors: Feyera
authors: Institute of Public health, College of Medicine and health sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors: Abebaw
authors: A
authors: Gebeyehu
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, P.O. Box: 1976, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors: Zegeye
authors: Z
authors: Yohannis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D055815:Young Adult