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Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of depression among outpatients with type 2 diabetes at the Endocrine Center in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 606 outpatients in 2019. Depression was assessed by using patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression were computed to assess factors associated with depression. Results: The prevalence of depression among participants was 25.6%. In multivariate analysis, poor household economic status, having accompanied chronic disease, lack of physical activities, having frequent family conflicts, and poor social support were independent predictors of depression. Key words: Prevalence, depression, PHQ-9, type 2 diabetes mellitus, Vietnam. |
