AU - Araghchian, Maliheh AU - Seif Rabie, Mohammad Ali AU - Zeraati, Fatemeh AU - Rasouli, Bahman TI - The Survey of Depression Frequency in Hypertensive Patients PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - umsha JN - umsha VO - 16 VI - 4 IP - 4 4099 - http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-297-en.html 4100 - http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-297-en.pdf SO - umsha 4 ABĀ  - Introduction & Objective: Despite the high prevalence of depression and hypertension, the relationship between these disorders has received little attention. Some prospective studies indicate that depression poses a risk factor for hypertension. Depression has been found to be associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. The present study was conducted to examine the prevalence of depression in hypertensive patients' refering to medical and health centers in Hamadan city. Materials & Methods: In a descriptive cross-sectional study 525 hypertensive patients who referred to the medical and health centers of Hamadan city in 2008 were studied. Depression status was evaluated by Beck depression inventory. Obtaining a score higher than 18 indicated depression. The data were analyzed with SPSS software(version 10) , chi-square and parson regression coefficient tests. Results: Depression prevalence in the hypertensive patients was 48.6%. Positive correlation was detected between age and score of depression(r=0.56 P.V=0.000). The rate of depression was significantly higher in the females than the males (c2=34 P.V= CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - umsha PG - 37 PT - Original YR - 2010