Depression and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Pakistan: possible determinants

Autor: Muhammad Atif, Quratulain Saleem, Shane Scahill
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries. 38:312-320
ISSN: 1998-3832
0973-3930
Popis: This descriptive, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was designed to assess the extent of depression and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and their possible determinants among the elderly with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Pakistan. The study was carried out at the diabetes outpatient clinics of two tertiary care hospitals in Lahore, district of Punjab in Pakistan using convenience sampling techniques between December 1, 2015 and February 28, 2016. All consenting patients were interviewed to complete the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Standard scoring schemes were used for these scales. Multiple logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify any statistically significant variables from the univariate analysis, to segregate independent factors. A p value
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