Predictors of Comorbid Depression in Osteoarthritis Patients at Tertiary Care Settings of Islamabad

Authors

  • Rehana Khadim, Dr Army Medical College Rawalpindi
  • Muhammad Tahir Yusuf, Dr Jinnah Hospital Lahore
  • Wajahat Hussain, Dr Quaide Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur
  • Ijaz Ahmed Shah, DR Quaide Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur
  • Zahid Ahmed Butt, Dr Health Services Academy Islamabad
  • Aysha Babar, Dr Health Services Academy Islamabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51846/jucmd.v1i2.1576

Keywords:

Depression, Osteoarthritis, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Co-morbidity.

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the co-morbid depression in the patients of knee osteoarthritis at the tertiary care hospital settings of Rawalpindi/Islamabad.
Study Design: Cross sectional Analytical study
Methods: Data of four hundred and four patients (n=404; 307 females and 97 males) was collected. Patients were selected from the OPD of Rheumatology Units of two Tertiary Care Hospitals of Rawalpindi/Islamabad and were assessed for co-morbid depression using Urdu translated Depression scale (CES-D). Basic demographical data and some variables directly having an impact with depression were assessed.
Results: Frequency of co-morbid depression in osteoarthritis patients was 27.7%, of which females were 19.8% and males were 7.9%. Old age, illiteracy, rural residence, employment status, joint family system, obesity, co-morbidity with osteoarthritis, duration of disease and inability in performing routine activities were the variables positively associated with the depression (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: Depression is comparatively prevalent in the osteoarthritis patients in Pakistan. Medical practitioners and rheumatologists must be vigilant about this co-morbidity and identify depression timely for the better attributions to life of the patients.

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Published

25-06-2022

How to Cite

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Khadim R, Yusuf MT, Hussain W, Shah IA, Butt ZA, Babar A. Predictors of Comorbid Depression in Osteoarthritis Patients at Tertiary Care Settings of Islamabad. J Univ Coll Med Dent. [Internet]. 2022 Jun. 25 [cited 2026 Mar. 29];1(2). Available from: https://testjournals.uol.edu.pk/index.php/jucmd/article/view/1576

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Volume 1 Issue 2

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