DEPRESSION AND COPING STRATEGIESAMONG DERMATOLOGICAL PATIENTS
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Depression and coping strategies of dermatological patients assessed.
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/07/003807
- Lead Sponsor
- Mr Jeffin P Thankachan
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who were diagnosed to have psoriasis, dermatitis, chronic urticaria and
acne, at least 2 months prior to the present OPD visit.
Patients who are in the age group of 15 -60 years.
Patients who attend the dermatology outpatient department of Father Muller Medical College
Hospital, Mangalore
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who are clinically diagnosed with depression or other mental disorders.
Patients who are in the age group of below 15 and above 60 years.
Patients suffering from other terminal illness.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The findings of study highlights that majority 35% had mild mood disturbances. <br/ ><br>The level of functional coping strategies using by dermatological patients showed that majority 21.25% were using â??medium use of functional coping strategy. The level of using dysfunctional coping strategies by dermatological patients showed that majority 68.75% were not using any dysfunctional coping strategyâ??. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 30days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method treatment and source of knowledge about <br/ ><br>dermatological diseases is assosciated with demographic variablesTimepoint: 30 days