Research in Community and Public Health Nursing (지역사회간호학회지)

Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing (한국지역사회간호학회)
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Depression Trends by Gender in Diabetic Patients of the Community

지역사회 당뇨병환자 성별 우울성향

  • Kim, Hee-Seung (College of Nursing, The Catholic University) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Mi (Department of Hospital Infection Control St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University) ;
  • Kim, Hyung-Jung (Deartment of Nursing, KangNam St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University)
  • 김희승 (가톨릭대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 김경미 (가톨릭대학교 성모병원 감염관리실) ;
  • 김현정 (가톨릭대학교 강남성모병원)
  • Published : 2004.12.01
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the depression trends by gender in type2 diabetic patients. Method: One hundred Participants were recruited from the endocrinology outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in an urban city. Depression was measured using the Beck Depression Inventory. Glycosylated hemoglobin was determined by a high-performance liquid chromatography technique. Fasting plasma glucose and 2 hour post-prandial blood glucose were analyzed by the glucose oxidase method. Results: The Depression score was significantly higher in diabetic women (l0.4) than in male diabetic patients (7.8). In male diabetic patients, depression was positively correlated with glycosylated hemoglobin (r=0.35, p=0.006). However, there was no correlation between depression and glycosylated hemoglobin in female diabetic patients. Conclusion: These findings indicate that depression score was significantly higher in female diabetic patients and the depression was positively correlated with glycosylated hemoglobin in male diabetic patients.

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