Research Department, Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Resident Pulmonology (FCPS), Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2021 Feb;172:108545. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108545. Epub 2020 Nov 21.
To explore the association of Ramadan fasting with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in people with diabetes.
This observational study was conducted at Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology between May-July 2017. Informed consent was taken from each study participant. Demographic and baseline data was recorded. DASS-21 scale was used to assess symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress pre and post Ramadan.
A total of one hundred and fifty people with diabetes participated in this study. 100 people were in fasting group and 50 were in non-fasting group. In fasting group pre-Ramadan depression, anxiety and stress symptoms were present in 45%, 45%,49% of people which improved to 23%, 26%, 35% post Ramadan (p-value <0.0001, <0.0001, 0.001) respectively. In non-fasting group pre-Ramadan depression and anxiety symptoms were present in 34%, and 50% of people, which improved to 30% and 40% post Ramadan (p-value 0.625, 0.227) respectively, while no improvement was observed in stress symptoms.
There is significant improvement in symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in people with diabetes post-Ramadan fasting.
探讨斋月斋戒与糖尿病患者抑郁、焦虑和压力症状之间的关联。
本观察性研究于 2017 年 5 月至 7 月在 Baqai 糖尿病和内分泌学研究所进行。每位研究参与者均签署了知情同意书。记录了人口统计学和基线数据。使用 DASS-21 量表评估斋月前后的抑郁、焦虑和压力症状。
共有 150 名糖尿病患者参与了这项研究。其中 100 人在斋戒组，50 人在非斋戒组。在斋戒组中，斋月前有 45%、45%和 49%的人出现抑郁、焦虑和压力症状，斋月后分别改善至 23%、26%和 35%（p 值<0.0001、<0.0001 和 0.001）。在非斋戒组中，斋月前有 34%和 50%的人出现抑郁和焦虑症状，斋月后分别改善至 30%和 40%（p 值分别为 0.625 和 0.227），而压力症状没有改善。
斋月斋戒后糖尿病患者的抑郁、焦虑和压力症状显著改善。
