Vu Huyen Thi Thanh, Nguyen Thanh Xuan, Nguyen Huong Thi Thu, Le Tu Anh, Nguyen Tam Ngoc, Nguyen Anh Trung, Nguyen Thu Thi Hoai, Nguyen Hoang Long, Nguyen Cuong Tat, Tran Bach Xuan, Latkin Carl A, Pham Thang, Zhang Melvyn Wb, Ho Roger Cm
Department of Gerontology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam,
National Geriatric Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam,
Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2018 Oct 23;11:659-665. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S179071. eCollection 2018.
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.
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 (0-4 points), mild (5-9 points), and moderate/severe depressive symptoms (≥10 points). We obtained information on the patient's sociodemographic, medical history, glycemic control (fasting plasma glucose and HbA), 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.
Among 412 patients, 236 (57.3%) had HbA level at 7.0% or higher. There were 327 (79.4%) patients having depressive symptoms. The level of HbA was significantly different between the depressive symptom group and the non-depressive symptom group (7.74% and 6.61%, <0.05). The increased likelihood of having depressive symptoms was associated with having risk of falls (OR: 5.50; 95% CI: 1.88-16.11), suffering from 5-10 years of diabetes (OR: 2.74, 95% CI: 1.28-5.85), uncontrolled fasting plasma glucose (OR: 4.06, 95% CI: 1.81-9.12), and an impairment of IADLs (OR: 5.74, 95% CI: 2.24-14.7).
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.
抑郁症和糖尿病在越南老年人群中日益普遍。然而,越南老年人中这些健康状况之间的联系尚未得到充分研究。本研究旨在评估老年糖尿病患者的抑郁症状水平及相关因素。
在国立老年医院对年龄≥60岁的2型糖尿病(T2DM)老年患者进行了一项横断面研究。使用老年抑郁量表评估抑郁症状,分为三类:正常(0 - 4分)、轻度(5 - 9分)和中度/重度抑郁症状(≥10分)。我们获取了患者的社会人口统计学信息、病史、血糖控制情况(空腹血糖和糖化血红蛋白)、日常活动(日常生活活动[ADLs]和工具性日常生活活动[IADLs]量表)以及跌倒风险(起立行走测试)。采用逻辑回归分析与抑郁症状存在相关的因素。
在412名患者中,236名(57.3%)的糖化血红蛋白水平在7.0%或更高。有327名(79.4%)患者有抑郁症状。抑郁症状组和非抑郁症状组的糖化血红蛋白水平有显著差异(7.74%和6.61%,<0.05)。出现抑郁症状可能性增加与跌倒风险(比值比:5.50;95%置信区间:1.88 - 16.11)、患糖尿病5至10年(比值比:2.74,95%置信区间:1.28 - 5.85)、空腹血糖未得到控制(比值比:4.06,95%置信区间:1.81 - 9.12)以及工具性日常生活活动受损(比值比:5.74,95%置信区间:2.24 - 14.7)有关。
本研究突出了越南老年T2DM患者中抑郁症状的高患病率,表明迫切需要对抑郁症状进行筛查,并及时为该人群提供心理健康护理服务,特别是那些患有糖尿病时间较长或存在功能障碍的患者。