Angelina Dois C1, Angélica Cazenave. 1. Departamento de Salud del Adulto y Senescente, Escuela de Enfermería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Severe depression and hypertension are two common conditions in the Chilean population. There is a possibility that the coexistence of these diseases is not a coincidence and that hypertension can be pathogenically related to depression. AIM: To assess the frequency of depression among hypertensive subjects consulting in a primary care clinic. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Beck depression inventory a sociodemographic survey and a risk scale for depression elaborated by the Chilean Ministry of Health were applied to 442 hypertensive patients consulting in a public primary care clinic. RESULTS: According to Beck depression inventory score, 53%, 33% and 14% of subjects had a mild, moderate or severe depression, respectively. Most individuals were housewives with incomplete primary education. There was a significant association between depression scores, family Apgar score, mood perception, family violence, alcohol consumption and smoking. CONCLUSIONS: There is a high frequency of depression among adults with hypertension consulting in a public primary care clinic.
BACKGROUND: Severe depression and hypertension are two common conditions in the Chilean population. There is a possibility that the coexistence of these diseases is not a coincidence and that hypertension can be pathogenically related to depression. AIM: To assess the frequency of depression among hypertensive subjects consulting in a primary care clinic. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Beck depression inventory a sociodemographic survey and a risk scale for depression elaborated by the Chilean Ministry of Health were applied to 442 hypertensivepatients consulting in a public primary care clinic. RESULTS: According to Beck depression inventory score, 53%, 33% and 14% of subjects had a mild, moderate or severe depression, respectively. Most individuals were housewives with incomplete primary education. There was a significant association between depression scores, family Apgar score, mood perception, family violence, alcohol consumption and smoking. CONCLUSIONS: There is a high frequency of depression among adults with hypertension consulting in a public primary care clinic.
Authors: Pablo Martínez; Viviana Guajardo; Víctor E Gómez; Sebastián Brandt; Wilsa Szabo; Gonzalo Soto-Brandt; Maryam Farhang; Paulina Baeza; Solange Campos; Pablo Herrera; Graciela Rojas Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-11-15 Impact factor: 3.390