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Backgrounds: Gynecological cancers are significant and probable life-threatening diseases that harm patients' physical and psychological health. The leading cause of death in female抯 psychological problems like depression endure and can cause an extra burden during their treatment. Therefore, this study helps evaluate depression and well-being among gynaecological malignancies. Methods: Women's depression was evaluated by a standardized CES-D Scale and QOL by WHOQOL Bref scale, a sample of 100 women with cancers admitted at HSK and Kerudi cancer hospital, Bagalkot was selected using a purposive sampling technique, descriptive survey design was adopted. Statistical data were tested and scrutinized using descriptive and inferential analysis. Results: 100% of women had moderate depression. The mean percentage of depression score was 61.45% with mean and SD (37�9). Of the women, 71 % had moderate, 21%had poor, and 8% had good QOL. The mean percentage of QOL of women was 48.1% with mean and SD (62.5�.1). A Strong relation was found between depression scores with your family members known to you (?=4.52, p<0.05), Area of residence (?=3.88, p<0.05), and whether you have undergone previously any surgery for the treatment of cancer (?=8.93, p<0.05). No association was found between QOL scores with study variables. A Negative correlation (r=-0.27, p<.05) was found between depression and Total QOL scores. Conclusion: Most patients have moderate depression and moderate QOL. This study is effective in identifying depression and QOL
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Background: Thalassemia is a hereditary disease of defective hemoglobin synthesis. Thalassemia results from an anomaly of genes involved in the production of hemoglobin. Every year approximately 10,000 children are born with thalassemia in India. Parents of thalassemic children feel depressed, frustrated, and helpless and have numerous emotional, psychosocial, and financial sufferings. Methods: Parent's quality of life was evaluated by a standardized WHOQOL Bref scale and coping status was assessed using the coping health inventory scale (CHIP), a sample of 100 parents of thalassemic children admitted to thalassemia ward at HSK hospital, Bagalkot was selected using purposive sampling technique, descriptive survey design was adopted. Statistical data were tested and scrutinized using descriptive and inferential analysis. Results: Total 70% of parents experienced moderate QOL, 9% had good and 21% parents had poor QOL. The mean percentage of QOL of parents was 48.11% with a mean and SD was 63�. Most of the parents had moderate (88%), 08% had good and 4% of parents� level of coping status was low. No association was found between QOL scores with study variables. A significant association was found among coping strategies with the type of family (?2=8.66, p<0.05), previous knowledge regarding thalassemia (?2= 4.912, p<0.05), relationship with the thalassemic child (?2=6.37, p<0.05). A positive correlation (r= 0.0829 p<0.05) was found between QOL and coping strategies. Conclusion: Most parents had moderate QOL and coping strategies. This study is effective to identify the QOL and coping status of parents having a child with thalassemia.
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Background: Depression is one of the commonest neuropsychiatric disorders in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Diabetes with depression is associated with a low quality of life (QoL). Complications in DM and depression still remain poorly identified and inadequately treated. But treatment of depression among DM patients is almost totally ignored and the QoL is poor. Materials and methods: A prospective observational study was conducted on 100 type 2 Diabetes mellitus patients diagnosed with clinical depression (ICD-10) at a tertiary care hospital. They were treated for depression along with DM medications and followed up till 6 months was assessed by WHO Quality Of Life (WHOQOL) – BREF scales. Results: There was a statistically significant improvement in overall WHO QOL scale from 5.96±1.23 at baseline to 6.71±1.15 at 6 months (P value < 0.001). Among various domain, the mean Physical health domain was 17.72±2.281 at baseline, which has improved to 25.56±3.367 at 6 months follow up and the mean Psychological domain score was 16.32±2.174 at baseline and has improved to 22.64±2.343 at 6 months follow up. Conclusion: QoL is a domain of major importance and it affected in patients with DM and depression. Treatment of depression in DM patients is almost ignored. In the current study, treating Sivabackiya C, Srinivasan B, Maignana Kumar, Sabari Sridhar OT, Kailash S, Shabeeba Kailash, Gopalakrishnan. Impact of treatment of depression on quality of life among diabetic patients with depression. IAIM, 2018; 5(11): 63-69. Page 64 depression in DM patients enhanced the quality of life (P value < 0.001). Hence diagnosis and treatment of depression in these patients is particularly important in order to reduce complications and improve quality of life