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dc.titleDepressive symptoms among elderly diabetic patients in Vietnam
dc.contributor.authorVu, H.T.T.
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, T.X.
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, H.T.T.
dc.contributor.authorLe, T.A.
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, T.N.
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, A.T.
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, T.T.H.
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, H.L.
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, C.T.
dc.contributor.authorTran, B.X.
dc.contributor.authorLatkin, C.A.
dc.contributor.authorPham, T.
dc.contributor.authorZhang, M.W.B.
dc.contributor.authorHo, R.C.M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-19T04:20:14Z
dc.date.available2022-01-19T04:20:14Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationVu, H.T.T., Nguyen, T.X., Nguyen, H.T.T., Le, T.A., Nguyen, T.N., Nguyen, A.T., Nguyen, T.T.H., Nguyen, H.L., Nguyen, C.T., Tran, B.X., Latkin, C.A., Pham, T., Zhang, M.W.B., Ho, R.C.M. (2018). Depressive symptoms among elderly diabetic patients in Vietnam. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy 11 : 659-665. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S179071
dc.identifier.issn11787007
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/214080
dc.description.abstractBackground and aims: Depression and diabetes are becoming increasingly prevalent within the Vietnamese elderly population. However, the linkage between these health conditions in the Vietnamese elderly has not yet been fully investigated. This study aimed to assess the level of depressive symptoms and associated factors among elderly diabetic patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at National Geriatric Hospital in the elder patients aged ?60 years with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale, with three categories: normal (0�points), mild (5�points), and moderate/severe depressive symptoms (?10 points). We obtained information on the patient抯 sociodemographic, medical history, glycemic control (fasting plasma glucose and HbA 1c ), daily activities (activities of daily living [ADLs] and instruments activities of daily living [IADLs] scale), and fall risks (Time Up and Go test). Logistic regression was used to analyze the factors associated with the presence of depressive symptoms. Results: Among 412 patients, 236 (57.3%) had HbA 1c level at 7.0% or higher. There were 327 (79.4%) patients having depressive symptoms. The level of HbA 1c was significantly different between the depressive symptom group and the non-depressive symptom group (7.74% and 6.61%, P<0.05). The increased likelihood of having depressive symptoms was associated with having risk of falls (OR: 5.50; 95% CI: 1.88�.11), suffering from 5� years of diabetes (OR: 2.74, 95% CI: 1.28�85), uncontrolled fasting plasma glucose (OR: 4.06, 95% CI: 1.81�12), and an impairment of IADLs (OR: 5.74, 95% CI: 2.24�.7). Conclusion: This study highlights a high prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly T2DM patients in Vietnam, suggesting an urgent need for screening depressive symptoms and providing mental health care services to this population promptly, particularly to those suffering from diabetes for a long period of time or co-functional impairments. � 2018 Vu et al.
dc.publisherDove Medical Press Ltd.
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.sourceScopus OA2018
dc.subjectDepressive symptoms
dc.subjectDiabetes
dc.subjectElder
dc.subjectVietnam
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentBIOMED INST FOR GLOBAL HEALTH RES & TECH
dc.contributor.departmentDEPT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
dc.description.doi10.2147/DMSO.S179071
dc.description.sourcetitleDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy
dc.description.volume11
dc.description.page659-665
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