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OBJECTIVE: It was our aim to investigate the quality of life (QOL) among family caregivers of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The Short Form-36 QOL scale, Beck Depression Inventory and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form were used to evaluate the presence and degree of depression and anxiety and their association with sociodemographic features of 50 family caregivers of diabetic patients compared to 54 controls. RESULTS: The groups were similar in terms of age, sex, health insurance, educational status and marital and financial status. Beck Depression Inventory scores were significantly higher in family caregivers (p = 0.001) than in controls. Depression as a categorical variable was significantly more frequent among family caregivers of diabetic patients than among controls (p < 0.001). The social function component of the QOL of controls was better than that of family caregivers (p < 0.005). There was no difference between groups in terms of anxiety. CONCLUSION: Family caregivers of diabetic patients appeared to be more prone to depression and tended to have a poorer QOL.
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Ansiedade/epidemiologia , Cuidadores/psicologia , Depressão/epidemiologia , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/epidemiologia , Família , Qualidade de Vida , Adolescente , Adulto , Ansiedade/psicologia , Depressão/psicologia , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/fisiopatologia , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/psicologia , Feminino , Nível de Saúde , Humanos , Relações Interpessoais , Masculino , Saúde Mental , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Although the effects of serum total cholesterol and other lipids have been implicated as a predictor of suicidal behavior in major depression, the role of cholesterol level on suicide risk for panic disorder patients is not considered as a biological marker in the literature. In this study, we examined the relationship of suicidality with serum cholesterol concentration in panic disorder. The subjects of the study were 10 suicidal panic disorder patients, 19 nonsuicidal panic disorder patients, and 15 normal control subjects. The suicidal patients with panic disorder had lower serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels than normal control subjects. These findings suggest that there may be an association between suicidality and low serum cholesterol levels in panic disorder. We also discuss the possible role of serotonin in the brain in the relationship of suicidal behavior or ideation with low cholesterol concentration in panic disorder.