1Department of clinical pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
2Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Baghdad Medical City hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
*Corresponding author: Name: Hayder Adnan Fawzi, Email: hayder.adnan2010@gmail.com Phone: + 964 7722627943
Online published on 26 September, 2019.
This study aimed to measure the prevalence and to identify predictors of depression among mothers of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
A cross-sectional study was carried out on 30 healthy control mothers and 100 mothers of type 1 diabetes mellitus children who met the inclusion criteria. The Arabic version of the 9-statement Patient Health Questionnaire used for screening of depressive symptoms.
The prevalence of overall depression reported among the mothers of diabetic children was (95%). The mean 9-statement Patient Health Questionnaire score for depression was significantly higher in mothers of diabetic children (13.4 ± 5.0) compare to control group (7.57 ± 3.01). No depression and mild depression were more prevalent among control group when compared to case group; while, the moderate depression, moderately severe depression and severe depression were more prevalent among mothers of diabetic children compared to control group. Only education level appear as predictor of depression in mothers of diabetic children in which higher education levels had increased risk of depression.
The presence of diabetes as a chronic illness in children is a risk factor for developing depression by the child's mother.
Depression, diabetic children, maternal depression, patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
