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Frequency of Depressive Symptoms among Hypertensive Patients Attending Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic at Suez Canal University Hospitals

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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.
 

DOI

10.21608/scumj.2021.197635

Keywords

depression, family medicine, Hypertensive

Authors

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Ahmad

Last Name

Abdelrahman

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Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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dr.gharib@gmail.com

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Mona

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Haridy

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A.

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Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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monaaliharidy@gmail.com

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First Name

Samar

Last Name

Elalfy

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Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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samarna.elalfy@gmail.com

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First Name

Nahed

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Eldahshan

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Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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24

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2

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27374

Issue Date

2021-10-01

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2021-10-03

Publish Date

2021-10-01

Page Start

178

Page End

192

Print ISSN

1110-6999

Online ISSN

2090-2581

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SCUMJ_Volume 24_Issue 2_Pages 178-192.pdf

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Suez Canal University Medical Journal

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Frequency of Depressive Symptoms among Hypertensive Patients Attending Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic at Suez Canal University Hospitals

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22 Jan 2023