Journal of Social Behavior and Community Health

en Prevalence of Depression in Hemophilia Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study افسردگی Depression Original Article Background: Chronic and debilitating diseases induce several psychiatric consequences. The current research determines the prevalence of depression in hemophilia patients. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 80 hemophilia patients referred to Mohammad Kermanshahi Hospital in Iran in 2020. The subjects were selected using the sampling method. The data collection tool includes a demographic information checklist, clinical and medical records, and Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II). Data analysis was performed using frequency, percentage, and Chi-square tests. Results: The results demonstrated that the prevalence of depression in hemophilia patients was 57.5%. Furthermore, the prevalence of depression was not associated with age, education, occupation, marital status, type of hemophilia, disease severity, age of onset (i.e., disease diagnosis age), orthopedic complications, and monthly bleeding episodes ( P-Values > 0.05). However, among the patients who consumed narcotics, only 25.8% were not depressed; on the other hand, 53.1% of those who did not consume narcotics were. A clear statistically significant correlation between narcotics use and the prevalence of depression was presented (P-Value < 0.01). Conclusions: The present study reveals a significant prevalence of depression among hemophilia patients, with a notable correlation observed between depression rates and the use of narcotics drugs. Prevalence, Depression, Mental disorders, Hemophilia, Narcotics 1255 1265 http://sbrh.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-497-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mohammad Reza Golpayegani Mrgolpayegani@yahoo.com 0000-0002-9386-8663 No Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran Mohammad Reza Foroughi-Gilvaee emad.foroughi95@gmail.com 0000-0001-6318-6496 No 1. Pediatric Growth and Development Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Cancer Electronics Research Group, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Pooya Faranoush pooya1375@yahoo.com 0000-0001-9329-6426 Yes 1. Pediatric Growth and Development Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Cancer Electronics Research Group, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Fariba Kakery Faribakakery@yahoo.com 0000-0003-3565-7718 No 1. Department of Psychiatry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran 2. Clinical Research Development Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran Mohammad Reza Tohidi tohidimohammadreza63@gmail.com 0000-0002-4189-4480 No Clinical Research Development Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran Negin Sadighnia negin_sadighnia@yahoo.com 0000-0001-6302-979X No Pediatric Growth and Development Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ali Elahina elahinia.ali75@gmail.com 0000-0000-0000-0000 No Pediatric Growth and Development Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Afsoon Zandi Dr.afsoonzandi@sbmu.ac.ir 0000-0000-0000-0000 No Department of Otolaryngology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Faranoush faranoush47@gmail.com 0000-0002-2775-2347 No Pediatric Growth and Development Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran