The Impact of Comorbid Clinical Depression on The Health-Related Quality of Life of Adults on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Maiduguri, Northeastern Nigeria
| Autor: | Saleh Shehu, Omeiza Beida, Jidda Mohammed Said, Isa Bukar Rabbebe, Ibrahim Abdu Wakawa, Wakil Musa Abba |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Psychiatry
Health related quality of life medicine.medical_specialty Routine screening business.industry RC435-571 CIDI Antiretroviral therapy northeastern Nigeria Teaching hospital Clinical Psychology Psychiatry and Mental health Psychiatric comorbidity Quality of life highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) Internal medicine medicine Original Article Comorbid depression business Depression (differential diagnoses) |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol 36, Iss 4, Pp 408-417 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 0975-1564 0253-7176 |
| Popis: | Background: Globally, depression compromises the quality of life (QOL) of people suffering from it. We assessed the impact of comorbid depression on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in northeastern Nigeria in this study. Materials and Methods: Three hundred and three adults on HAART were recruited for this study from the ART clinic of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in northeastern Nigeria. The depressive disorder module of the Composite international diagnostic interview (CIDI version 3.0) and the WHO quality of life instrument (WHOQOL-BREF) were used for the evaluation of depression and quality of life respectively. Results: The prevalence of depression in this study was 19.8%. The depressed respondents rated their HRQOL poorer than their nondepressed counterparts on the physical, psychological, social relationships and environmental domains as well as the global outcome, as shown by these statistically significant findings (T = 9.739, P = |
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