Quality of life of depressed patients with chronic diseases

INTRODUCTION: Chronic diseases are a public health problem and high prevalent on depressed patients. OBJECTIVES: To describe the sociodemographic characteristics and the quality of life of a sample of depressed patients with hypertension and oder diabetes as comorbidity. METHODS: It is the baseline evaluation of 361 persons participating in a clinical trial that studies the effectiveness of a psychoeducational intervention for this type of patients. Persons with moderate or severe depression and with hypertension and or diabetes attending 8 primary care centers in Santiago were invited to participate . RESULTS: The sample consisted of 361 study participants,the majority female(89.97%).The mean age was 59.81 years(de=10.28),with an age range observed from 26 to 83 years.Most of the participants had primary(35,91%)or secondary (43.21%)education level.More than a third of the participants reported houshold chores(34.09%) and a quarter were working for income(28.41%).About half of the participants were married(44.48%).The mean PHQ-9 score was 18.73(sd=2.81).Most of the participants had a previous diagnoses of depression(60.39%).The sample obtained an average of 34.99 points(sd=20.82) in the mental health component of the 12-item Short Form Health Survey indicative of poor quality of life related to mental health. CONCLUSIONS: Depressed patients with chronic diseases ,users of primary care clinics, have poor quality of life,so it is urgent to review care protocols to achieve better health results. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST: None Declared