Correlaˋˋo entre Invent芍rio de Depressˋo de Beck e cortisol urin芍rio em diab谷ticos tipo 2

作者：Nascimento; Alexandra Bulgarelli do; Chaves; Eliane Correa; Grossi; Snia Aurora Alves; Lottenberg; Simo Augusto

来源：ACTA Paulista de Enfermagem, 2009, 22(4): 399-403.

DOI：10.1590/S0103-21002009000400008

• hydrocortisone [urine]
• depression
• diabetes mellitus
• type 2
• neuroendocrinology.

objective: to determine the relationship between urinary cortisol and scores on the beck depression inventory in type 2 diabetics. methods: the sample consisted of 40 patients with type 2 diabetes from the diabetes control league of the discipline of endocrinology of the hcfm-usp. measures consisted of urinary cortisol and depression symptoms using the beck depression inventory. results: the beck depression inventory had a cronbach's alpha of 0.92. there was a statistically significant correlation between urinary cortisol and scores on the beck depression inventory (spearman r = 0.52, p < .001). conclusions: the beck depression inventory was found to be a reliable indicator of depressive symptoms in patients with type 2 diabetes. urine cortisol is associated with the presence of depressive symptoms.