KHẢO SÁT TỶ LỆ TRẦM CẢM VÀ SỰ PHÂN BỐ CÁC THỂ LÂM SÀNG TRẦM CẢM THEO Y HỌC CỔ TRUYỀN Ở NGƯỜI CAO TUỔI ĐIỀU TRỊ NỘI TRÚ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN Y HỌC CỔ TRUYỀN THỪA THIÊN HUẾ

Abstract

Depression is the leading cause of diminished quality of life among the elderly inpatients at medical facilities. Research on the clinical characteristics of depression from the perspective of traditional medicine aims to standardize and enrich the basic theories of traditional medicine in depression studies. Objectives: To dertermine the prevalence of depression and elucidate the distribution of depression syndromes according to traditional medicine among the elderly inpatients in Traditional Medicine Hospital of Thua Thien Hue. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study included 420 elderly inpatients in Traditional Medicine Hospital of Thua Thien Hue from July 2022 to March 2024. Depression screening was conducted utilizing the Geriatric Depression Scale 30 items (GDS-30). Results: Among the 420 elderly inpatients, 195 were identified as having depression based on GDS-30 screening (46,4%). The study has described the clinical characteristics of common conditions, as well as the pulse and tongue characteristics observed in a group of elderly individuals with depression. The distribution of depression syndromes according to traditional medicine revealed: Liver qi stagnation syndrome (44,1%); Heart and spleen deficiency syndrome (23,1%); Heart and kidney yin deficiency syndrome (13,8%); Heart and gallbladder qi deficiency syndrome (12,3%) and Phlegm heat harassing the mind syndrome (6,7%). Conclusions: The prevalence of depression among the elderly inpatients was 46,4%. The study has described the characteristics of common conditions according to traditional medicine, as well as the pulse and tongue characteristics observed in a group of elderly individuals with depression. The most prevalent syndrome observed was liver qi stagnation syndrome (44,1%), the lowest was phlegm heat harassing the mind syndrome (6,7%).