Title
Prevalence and management of depression among patients with chronic disease: A cross sectional study
Authors
Ishani Samir Pandya1, Shivangi Saxena2, Mohammed Zakiullah Shareef3, Urmi Jayesh Kothari4, Shanmukha Koppolu5 & Kruthi Devaraj6,*
Affiliation
1Vibrant Multispecialty Hospital, Gujarat, India; 2Department of Psychiatry, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom; 3Department of Internal Medicine, Satyadev Hospital Anakapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India; 4Department of Casualty, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, India; 5Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Barts NHS Trust, London, England, United Kingdom; 6Department of Emergency Medicine, Manipal Hebbal, Karnataka, India; *Corresponding author
Ishani Samir Pandya - E-mail: ishupandya98@gmail.com; Phone: +91
7487837030
Shivangi Saxena - E-mail: shivangisaxena175@gmail.com; Phone: +44
7523 991564
Mohammed Zakiullah Shareef - E-mail: mohammedzaki0904@gmail.com;
Phone: +96 6509650703
Urmi Jayesh Kothari - E-mail: urmikothari96@gmail.com; Phone: +91
9619845589
Shanmukha Koppolu - E-mail: kshanmukha3@gmail.com; Phone: +44
7448304208
Kruthi Devaraj - E-mail: kruthid44@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9741235657
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025
Abstract
Depression is a common comorbidity for patients with chronic health conditions, but its detection and treatment in the context of usual care is significantly inadequate. Therefore, it is of interest to determine the prevalence of depression and the management of depression among an adult population living with chronic health conditions attending outpatient services. A validated depression screening tool was administered to assess symptoms of depression, and management of depression was assessed with structured questionnaires. The findings revealed that depression was highly prevalent, and depression was frequently underdiagnosed and under-treated within the cohort, which highlights the need for screening for depression and applying the integrated care management model based on evidence-based guidelines into primary care contexts.
Keywords
Depression, chronic disease, prevalence, family medicine, primary care, management, collaborative care
Citation
Pandya et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4297-4300 (2025)
Edited by
A Prashanth
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
