A Comparative Study to Assess the Level of Depression in Insulin Dependent and Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetic Patients Attending Medical OPDS at HSK Hospital and Research Center, Bagalkot

Background: Depression is more common in people with diabetes than in the general population. Depression and diabetes are linked in a complex, bidirectional relationship. The exact cause is not known, but it may be due to combination of genetic, biological, and psychological factors. Depression can play a significant role in the lives of people with diabetes affecting their health , quality of life, and ability to manage their condition. Treating depression can improve the medical prognosis for people with diabetes. And diabetes self-management programs, and psychotherapy, especially cognitive behavioral therapy. Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess the depression level among insulin dependent and non insulin dependent Diabetic patients of studying in selected medical OPDs at HSK Hospital and Research center, Bagalkot. Methods: A comparative study with a sample 120 respondents of insulin dependent and non-insulin dependent diabetic patients age between 18-40 years & above was selected by disproportionate stratified random sampling technique. Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale was used statistical analysis. The data was entered in MS excel sheet and transferred to SPSS 25 for analysis. Results. Result of this study related to insulin dependent dependent diabetic patients and their level of depression shows that (98.3%) of insulin dependent had moderate level of depression, 1.6% insulin dependent had mild level of depression. Non-insulin dependent diabetic patients according to the depression shows (50%) were had mild level of depression, 41.6% of were had moderate level of depression and 8.3% were had sever level of depression. Conclusions: The study found there is an significant difference between Insulin dependent diabetic patients and Non-insulin dependent diabetic patients in their level of depression P< 0.05.