| Autor: |
Christopher Rockson, Chandrashekaran Girish, Natarajan Harivenkatesh, Vikas Menon |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 26, Iss , Pp 101536- (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2213-3984 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101536 |
| Popis: |
Background: Prevalence studies on major depression and dysthymia are plentiful at the community level in India. Hospital-based studies are few and none in Puducherry. This study aims to find the proportions of major depression and dysthymia and their association with socio-demographic characteristics among the patients attending the psychiatry outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital. A total of 896 patients above 18 years were assessed between June 2019 to March 2020. A qualified psychiatrist diagnosed patients with depressive episodes and dysthymia according to the ICD-10 classification. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) was used for the severity assessment of depressive episodes. Socio-demographic data were collected from all the participants. The Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test was used to analyse differences in proportions. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression was used to assess associations. A p-value |
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