Abdelrahman, A., Haridy, M., Elalfy, S., Eldahshan, N. (2021). Frequency of Depressive Symptoms among Hypertensive Patients Attending Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic at Suez Canal University Hospitals. Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 24(2), 178-192. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2021.197635
Ahmad Abdelrahman; Mona A. Haridy; Samar Elalfy; Nahed Eldahshan. "Frequency of Depressive Symptoms among Hypertensive Patients Attending Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic at Suez Canal University Hospitals". Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 24, 2, 2021, 178-192. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2021.197635
Abdelrahman, A., Haridy, M., Elalfy, S., Eldahshan, N. (2021). 'Frequency of Depressive Symptoms among Hypertensive Patients Attending Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic at Suez Canal University Hospitals', Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 24(2), pp. 178-192. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2021.197635
Abdelrahman, A., Haridy, M., Elalfy, S., Eldahshan, N. Frequency of Depressive Symptoms among Hypertensive Patients Attending Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic at Suez Canal University Hospitals. Suez Canal University Medical Journal, 2021; 24(2): 178-192. doi: 10.21608/scumj.2021.197635
Frequency of Depressive Symptoms among Hypertensive Patients Attending Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic at Suez Canal University Hospitals
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt
Abstract
Background:Hypertension has been among the most studied topics of the previous century and has been one of the most significant comorbidities. Aim: This study aimed at the estimating the frequency of depressive symptoms among hypertensive patients; in addition to, identifying the associated risk factors for depressive symptoms among the target population. Patients and Methods: The present study was designed as descriptive cross-sectional study that included 274 adult hypertensive patients attending family medicine outpatient clinic at Suez Canal University Hospitals. Results:The mean age of the patients was 49.89 ± 9.53 years and about half of the sample was females. About 60% of the patients discovered having hypertension after frequent headache complaint and about one quarter discovered the diagnosis preoperatively. About one quarter of the patients had developed complications (24.1%). There is an increase by 4 times in the odds of having depression among married and divorced patients compared to single patients (OR= 4.6, p=0.008) and (OR= 3.9, p=0.026), respectively. Higher educational level was associated with less likelihood to develop depression. Patients on B-blocker based regimen had an increase by 6.9 times in the odds of having depression compared to those on CCB+ ARBs combination (OR= 6.909, p=0.017). Conclusion: From the previous results, it can be concluded that depressive symptoms were common among adults with hypertension with prevalence 39.8%. The top three risk factors of depression found among hypertensive patients were financial hardship, death of a dear person and history of divorce/ separation in family.
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