The Psychological Impacts of Diabetic Foot in Rural Population Patients
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https://doi.org/10.47941/ijhmnp.1166Keywords:
diabetic Foot, foot ulcers, Depression, Anxiety, StressAbstract
Purpose: This study aim to evaluate various psychiatric disorders (depression, anxiety and stress) associated with diabetic foot ulcers in rural population patients.
Methodology: The study design was Cross sectional study. The sample was taken from rural area of White Nile state- Sudan in august 2022.The sample was consisted of patients with diabetic Foot (N=112), (male=59, female=53). DASS-21 was used to measure the depression, anxiety and stress.
Findings: The result observed that 44.56%, 44.32% and 49.11% of patients with diabetic foot were suffering between (Moderate to Extremely Severe) in depression, anxiety and stress respectively. The depression in female patients was significantly higher (M =12.0, SD =6.95) than the depression in male patients (M =10.0, SD = 5.89), but the anxiety in female patients was significantly lower (M = 9.5, SD = 4.51) than the anxiety in male patients (M = 11.5, SD = 3.697). The stress in female patients was significantly higher (M = 12.25, SD = 4.19) than the stress in male patients (M =10.25, SD = 4.57).
Unique contributions to theory, practice and policy: The study concluded that there was high prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress in patients with diabetic foot.
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