Factors predicting depression among patients with type 2 diabetes in tertiary hospitals in Pathumthani province

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to examine the prevalence of depression among patients with type 2 diabetes in tertiary hospitals, Pathumthani province, and to investigate predicting factors including age, education level, duration of diabetes, complications from diabetes, ability to perform daily living activity, perceived social support, self -esteem, and coping abilities. The sample was a hundred and fifty patients with type 2 diabetes. Data were collected from December, 2010 to January, 2011 by using The Diagnostic Screening Test for Depression in Thai Population, the Perceived Social Support questionnaire, the Self esteem questionnaire, and the Coping Ability questionnaire. The hierarchical multiple regressions were used for data analysis.

The results indicated that 21 percents of the sample had depression with 13.3 percents having mild to moderate depression, and 8.7 percents severe depression. The predicting factors all together accounted for 88 percents of the variances in explaining depression in the sample [F (8,141) = 140.328, p < .001]. The best predictor for depression were perceived social support, self- esteem (β = -.471, β = -.338 p < .001), and coping abilities (β = -.173, p < .01), respectively.

Results from this study suggest that social support, self-esteem, and coping abilities should be considered when developing program for screening and preventing depression among people with diabetes.

Key words: Depression, Type 2 diabetes