Fatima Zahra Boukhari, Safae Belayachi, Firdaous Essayagh, Othmane Terkiba, Ahmed Anouar Naji, Mohammed Amine, Abdellah Lambaki, Meriem Essayagh, Sanah Essayagh, Touria Essayagh
Hypertensive patients are at an elevated risk of developing mental diseases such as depression, which can impair their quality of life. The purpose of this study is to measure the prevalence of self-reported depression among hypertensive patients treated at primary health care facilities in Marrakech. Between May 2021 and December 2022, a cross-sectional study of 1053 hypertensive patients attending primary health care facilities in Marrakech was conducted. A face-to-face questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic, behavioral, and clinical data, as well as hypertension treatment characteristics and the care-patient-physician triad...
May 16, 2024: Scientific Reports