Prevalencia de depresión y factores relacionados en pacientes hospitalizados en el departamento de medicina interna del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso Cuenca - 2011

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of depression and related factors in patients older than 20 years, admitted to the Department of Internal Medicine Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital in 2011.

Methods: Cross-sectional study , the sample size was calculated on the basis of 95 % confidence inference with an error of 3.5% and 10 % prevalence of lower frequency factor . Data were obtained by interview and medical history , data were analyzed using SPSS 15 software.

Results: 370 patients were studied , the mean age was 18 ± 56 years DS , women were 55% of the sample. The prevalence of depression was 33.0 % 95% CI 28.0 - 37.0 , in the group of 20-44 years reached 34.9% 95% CI 27.0 - 43.0 and women 34.8 % 95% CI 28.0 - 41.0 . The association depression and gastrointestinal bleeding presented 39.3 % (OR 1.2 , 95% CI 0.9-1.8 , p-value 0.27 ), with 37.7 % diabetic foot (OR 1.2, 95% CI 0.82-1.70 , p value 0.39 ), chronic lung disease 34.4 % (OR 1.1 , 95% CI 0.72-1.53 , p value 0.79) , 31.8 % heart failure (OR 1.0, 95% CI 0.70-1.40 , p-value 0.79 ) in digestive tract cancer 26.7 % (OR 0.80 , 95% CI 0.53 -1.1 , p-value 0.11 ), family history of depression 35 % (OR 1.1 , 95% CI 0.60-2.0 , p value 0.84 ) , basic needs 29.8 % (OR 0.86 , 95% CI 0.60-1.2 , p value 0.33 )

Conclusions: The prevalence of depression in hospitalized patients than that reported in series from other countries, there was no statistical association with pathologies.

Keywords: PHYSICHIATRY, MENTAL HEALTH, DEPRESSION, ASOCIATED FACTORS, HOSPITAL VICENTE CORRAL MOSCOSO