Emotional disturbances among adult diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic in a Malaysian General Hospital

Emotional disturbances among adult diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic in a Malaysian General Hospital

Introduction: Emotional disturbances such as depression, anxiety and stress play an important role in the management of diabetes mellitus since their presence can adversely affect glycemic control, quality of life and compliance with medications. Despite this, emotional disturbances are consistent...

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Main Authors: Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef, Musa, Ramli, Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon, Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
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Published: Sumathi Publications 2014
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RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
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spelling iium-388392018-06-11T04:33:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38839/ Emotional disturbances among adult diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic in a Malaysian General Hospital Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Musa, Ramli Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Introduction: Emotional disturbances such as depression, anxiety and stress play an important role in the management of diabetes mellitus since their presence can adversely affect glycemic control, quality of life and compliance with medications. Despite this, emotional disturbances are consistently under-diagnosed and under-treated by physicians in general practice. Objectives:This study aims to determine the prevalence and severity of emotional disturbances among diabetic patients. Methodology:This is a cross sectional study conducted on a sample of 200 patients with diabetes mellitus attending the diabetic clinic at the Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan,Pahang state, Malaysia. The prevalence and severity of depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms were assessed in those diabetic patients by using the self-rating Bahasa Malaysia version of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-42). Results: The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among diabetic patients was 13.5%,28%, 11% respectively. Most of the patients with emotional disturbances had moderate depression and anxiety symptoms. However, stress symptoms were mild. Although females showed higher prevalence of emotional disturbances, only anxiety was significantly higher than males.Conclusion: Diabetic patients are at risk to develop psychiatric illnesses in the form of depression, anxiety and stress. Anxiety symptoms were more prominent than depression and stress in diabetic patients. Sumathi Publications 2014-10-19 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38839/1/document%281%29.pdf Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef and Musa, Ramli and Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon and Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi (2014) Emotional disturbances among adult diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic in a Malaysian General Hospital. International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences, 3 (4). pp. 880-885. ISSN 2319-5886 http://ijmrhs.com/
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topic RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
spellingShingle RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef
Musa, Ramli
Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon
Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
Emotional disturbances among adult diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic in a Malaysian General Hospital
description Introduction: Emotional disturbances such as depression, anxiety and stress play an important role in the management of diabetes mellitus since their presence can adversely affect glycemic control, quality of life and compliance with medications. Despite this, emotional disturbances are consistently under-diagnosed and under-treated by physicians in general practice. Objectives:This study aims to determine the prevalence and severity of emotional disturbances among diabetic patients. Methodology:This is a cross sectional study conducted on a sample of 200 patients with diabetes mellitus attending the diabetic clinic at the Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan,Pahang state, Malaysia. The prevalence and severity of depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms were assessed in those diabetic patients by using the self-rating Bahasa Malaysia version of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-42). Results: The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among diabetic patients was 13.5%,28%, 11% respectively. Most of the patients with emotional disturbances had moderate depression and anxiety symptoms. However, stress symptoms were mild. Although females showed higher prevalence of emotional disturbances, only anxiety was significantly higher than males.Conclusion: Diabetic patients are at risk to develop psychiatric illnesses in the form of depression, anxiety and stress. Anxiety symptoms were more prominent than depression and stress in diabetic patients.
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author Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef
Musa, Ramli
Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon
Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
author_facet Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef
Musa, Ramli
Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon
Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
author_sort Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef
title Emotional disturbances among adult diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic in a Malaysian General Hospital
title_short Emotional disturbances among adult diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic in a Malaysian General Hospital
title_full Emotional disturbances among adult diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic in a Malaysian General Hospital
title_fullStr Emotional disturbances among adult diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic in a Malaysian General Hospital
title_full_unstemmed Emotional disturbances among adult diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic in a Malaysian General Hospital
title_sort emotional disturbances among adult diabetic patients attending diabetic clinic in a malaysian general hospital
publisher Sumathi Publications
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/38839/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38839/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38839/1/document%281%29.pdf
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