Depressive symptoms and adherence to treatment among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus

• Autor(a) principal: Braz, Juciene Matos
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Silva, Mônica Rodrigues, Gois, Cristiane Franca Lisboa, Braz, Tércio Matos, Santos, Valmira dos, Silva, Lausimary Araújo São Mateus
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4110
• topic: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2; Depression; Medication Adherence.

This study aimed to verify the association between depressive symptoms and socio-demographic and clinical variables, and the adherence to drug treatment among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). A descriptive study developed with a sample of 145 people with DM2. We used the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Measurement of Treatment Adherence (MTA). The average age of participants was 60.4 years, 77.2% were female and 51.7% had a partner. The average BDI was 18.4 and 33.1% of the subjects presented depressive symptoms. Physical activity practice was associated to better BDI evaluation (p<0.05). No important clinically correlation was observed between the BDI and the MTA (r<0.30). Approximately half of the participants tended to trigger depression. Physical activity practice is related to better median values at the BDI.