To explore the association of Ramadan fasting with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in people with diabetes
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice Nov 25, 2020
Yousuf S, Muhammad AS, Ahmedani Y., et al. - Among individuals with diabetes, researchers undertook this observational analysis to determine the link between Ramadan fasting and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. They analyzed demographic and baseline data, and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress were assessed pre and post Ramadan, employing DASS-21 scale. There were 150 patients with diabetes in this study; 100 people were in fasting group and 50 were in non-fasting group. Overall, 45%, 45%, and 49% of those in the fasting group were found to have experienced depression, anxiety and stress symptoms pre-Ramadan; these estimates improved to 23%, 26%, 35% post Ramadan respectively. In non-fasting group, 34%, and 50% of people had pre-Ramadan depression and anxiety symptoms, which improved to 30% and 40% after Ramadan, respectively; there was no improvement in stress symptoms. Overall, findings revealed that in people with diabetes, symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress improved significantly post-Ramadan fasting.
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