The Association between Anemia and Depression among Health Workers in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital
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Background: Depression is one of the common chronic conditions across all ages. The association between anemia and depression remains unclear. Both conditions can affect the ability to work.
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of both anemia and depression, and to evaluate their association among health workers in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital
Materials and methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study. The secondary data was obtained from the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) screening of health workers in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital in 2013. Data collection was performed between January and June 2013. Depression is measured by using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). The association between anemia and depression was determined by using regression analysis.
Results: Out of 3,186 participants, the mean age of the population was 40.3 ± 10.7 years. The mean hemoglobin (Hb) was 12.9 ± 1.5 g/dL and the mean PHQ-9 score was 4.3 ± 3.2. The prevalences of anemia and depression were 23.9% and 9.8%, respectively. After adjusting for sociodemographic and health-related status, the association between anemia and depression score was not statistically significant. However, declining Hb level tended to be related to an increasing PHQ-9 score (p=0.06, 95%CI -0.175-0.004)
Conclusion: Anemia tended to be related to depression. Managing one condition could be beneficial to the other condition.
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