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Original Contribution
Prevalence
of depression among patients attending the primary
health care clinics in Kuwait
Huda Youssef Al-Ghareeb, Rihab Al- Wotayan,
Haneen Fadhel Al-busairi, Amna Ali Al-Merza,
Isra’a Mahmoud Boresli
Abstract
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2019.93689
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Prevalence of Depression among
patients attending the Primary Health Care Clinics
in Kuwait
Huda Youssef Al-Ghareeb
(1)
Rihab Al- Wotayan (2)
Haneen Fadhel Al-busairi (3)
Amna Ali Al-Merza (4)
Isra’a Mahmoud Boresli (5)
(1) Consultant Family Physician, Central Department
of Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health,
Kuwait
(2) Consultant Family Physician, Director of
PHC Central Department and International Health
Relations, Kuwait
(3) Family Medicine Senior Specialist, Hawali
health area, Ministry of Health, Kuwait
(4) Consultant Family Physician, Ahmadi health
area, MOH, Kuwait
(5) Family medicine Senior Specialist, Farwaniya
health area, MOH, Kuwait
Corresponding author:
Dr Huda Youssef Al-Ghareeb
Consultant Family Physician, Central Department
of Primary Health Care,
Ministry of Health,
Kuwait
Email: alghareeb.huda@gmail.com
Received: September 2019; Accepted: October
2019; Published: November 1, 2019. Citation:
Huda Youssef Al-Ghareeb, Rihab Al- Wotayan,
Haneen Fadhel Al-busairi, Amna Ali Al-Merza,
Isra’a Mahmoud Boresli. Prevalence of Depression
among patients attending the Primary Health
Care Clinics in Kuwait. World Family Medicine.
2019; 17(11): 4-15. DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2019.93689
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Abstract
Background:
Depressive disorder is one of the most
severe mental problems, characterized
by mood lowering under the influence of
which there are changes in thinking, perception,
physical condition, behavior and social
functioning of a person.
Objectives:
To determine the prevalence of depression
and its association with socio-demographic
characteristics among patients attending
mental and Primary Health care clinics
in Kuwait.
Materials and
Methods: A cross-sectional study was
conducted in five primary healthcare regions
in Kuwait for screening of adult consumers
for depression between September 2017
and September 2018. The data were collected
by interviewing a sample of 800 (326 male
and 474 female visitors, response rate
91.4%) by using the Arabic and English
versions of Patient Health Questionnaire
9.
Results:
Based on the interpretation of PHQ-9 scores,
it was found that out of 800 (326 males
and 474 females) there were 262 (32.7%)
patients who had no depression, 171 (21.4%)
suffered from mild depression, 105 (13.1%)
suffered from moderate depression, 58
(7.2%) suffered from moderate to severe
depression, and 33 (4.1%) suffered from
severe depression.
Conclusion:
The prevalence rate of moderate to severe
depression among PHC consumers in Kuwait
was relatively high (24.4%) and its occurrence
was more in Kuwaiti ’s older than
35 years, married, females, working participants,
low educated individuals and having low
monthly income. Trained primary health
care physicians in mental health clinics
should be responsible for screening, treatment
and appropriate referral to hospital.
Key words:
depression, primary healthcare centers
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