Frequency of Depression in patients of Chronic Hepatitis C who had not yet received treatment

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作者：

Adam, Abdullahi ^{[1
]}

Chachar, Aijaz Zeeshan Khan ^{[2
]}

Haider, Miqdad ^{[3
]}

Yaqoob, Nazish ^{[4
]}

Asif, Mohsin ^{[5
]}

Ali, Mubbashir ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Fatima Mem Hosp, Dept Med, Med, Lahore, Pakistan

[2] Fatima Mem Hosp, Coll Med & Dent, Lahore, Pakistan

[3] Fatima Mem Hosp, Dept Med, Lahore, Pakistan

[4] Mian Mir Hosp, Lahore, Pakistan

[5] Fatima Mem Hosp, Lahore, Pakistan

[6] Indus Hosp, Lahore, Pakistan

来源：

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES | 2021年 / 15卷 / 06期

关键词：

Depression; chronic; hepatitis C; VIRUS-INFECTION; INTERFERON; PREVALENCE; PREDICTORS;

D O I：

10.53350/pjmhs211561407

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Background: Chronic hepatitis C is a common entity which is frequently associated with depression. Aim: To determine the frequency of depression in patients of chronic hepatitis C who had not yet received treatment. Settings: Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine at Fatima Memorial Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. Study design: Cross sectional Descriptive study Methods: Total 217 patients were enrolled. Each patient was interviewed and then marked down by the doctor himself. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ 9) (annexure 2 attached) was applied to determine the presence of depression. Depression was managed as per hospital protocol. The study was conducted from 10th April, 2018 to 9th October, 2018 Results: In this study mean age was 45 years with standard deviation +/- 11.33. 62% patients were male, 38% patients were female. More over 57% patients had depression while 43% patients didn't have depression. Conclusion: Our study concluded that there was a significant association between depression and chronic hepatitis C patients before they have started their treatment, in tertiary care hospital.

引用

页码：1407 / 1410

页数：4

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