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331907
Prevalence of Comorbid Depression and Diabetes among Women in the United States: A Systematic Review


Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Karen Tabb, PhD, MSW, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Maria Pineros-Leano, MSW, MPH, PhD Candidate, School of Social Work, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Caroline Quintanilla, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL
Hsiang Huang, MD, MPH, Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA
Devaki Belwalkar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Background: Diabetes and depression commonly co-occur and are often undetected in primary care settings. Women tend to have higher rates of depression and diabetes compared to men and varies according to race/ethnicity. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of depression and diabetes among women from different ages and ethnicities.

Methods: PubMed, PsycInfo, and CINAHL databases were searched for English-language quantitative articles from inception until October, 2015.  Search terms included “women”, “female”, “diabetes”, “diabetes mellitus”, “glucose intolerance”, “depression”, “depressive symptoms”, “mood disorders”, “race”, “ethnicity”, and “nationality”. Studies were included if they had a measure of diabetes and depression/ depressive symptoms for women and ethnic/racial data were included.

Results: Initially, 1317 studies were identified. A total of 21 articles included in this review. Ten of these studies were conducted among the elderly, 5 focused on pregnant women, and 6 included different age ranges. Six studies focused specifically on the Latino population, 2 on African Americans, 2 on American Indians, and 11 studies included information on women from different races/ethnicities. The prevalence rate of comorbid depression and diabetes ranges from 5.4% to 48.8% among pregnant women. The prevalence rate of comorbid depression and diabetes ranged from 3% to 80% among elderly women.

Implications: The prevalence of comorbid depression and diabetes is high, especially among both elderly female and pregnant populations. Therefore, screening for depression and diabetes conjointly among elderly and pregnant women should be a priority.

Learning Areas:

Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Diversity and culture
Epidemiology
Other professions or practice related to public health
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Describe the prevalence of comorbid depression and diabetes among women from different ages and ethnic/racial backgrounds. Discuss the role of social work practice among women with comorbid health problems. Discuss implications of integrated health practice in an era of ACA.

Keyword(s): Depression, Diabetes

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a research assistant on the study and assisted in all steps.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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