Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

The Relationship between Psychological Disorders and Diabetes Mellitus in Middle-Aged Women, Isfahan, Iran, 2015 to 2016

Document Type : Original Article (s)

Authors
Anahita Babak 1
Somayeh Shamsaee 1
Mohammad Reza Sharbafchi 2
Raziyeh Khalilinejad-Motlagh 3
Pouya Ebrahimi 4
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Psychosomatic Research Center AND Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Health Center Number 2, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 Student of Medicine, Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
10.22122/jims.v37i538.11495
Abstract
Background: Diabetes mellitus is one of the common chronic diseases in societies that has been associated with many psychological disorders. In this study, we aimed to investigate the frequency of psychological disorders in middle-aged women with and without diabetes mellitus in Isfahan City, Iran, during the years 2015-2016.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 246 women with diabetes mellitus and 246 healthy women were randomly selected from patients referring to comprehensive urban and rural health centers. Psychological evaluation, mental illness, epilepsy, and suicidal thoughts were assessed based on Iranian Woman Health Form.Findings: The frequency of psychological disorders such as anxiety, restlessness, frustration, sadness, and being motiveless for doing daily tasks, as well as overall frequency of psychological disorders, and the frequency of suicidal ideation, epilepsy, and history of mental illnesses was significantly higher in those with diabetes mellitus compared with healthy subjects (P < 0.001). Based on the multiple logistic regression model, patients with psychiatric disorders were 5.32 times more likely to develop diabetes than healthy controls [odds ratio (OR) = 5.32; 95% confidence interval (Cl) = 3.30-8.62).Conclusion: There is a positive correlation between psychiatric disorders and diabetes mellitus; so people with psychological illnesses should be screened for diabetes.
Keywords
Mental disorders
Diabetes Mellitus
Middle aged
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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 37, Issue 538 - Serial Number 538
July and August 2019
Pages 937-942

  • Receive Date 31 March 2019
  • Accept Date 06 April 2022