Mental health and quality of life burden in Buruli ulcer disease patients in Ghana

Table 6 Comparison of association between functional limitation and occurrence of depression in BUD patients (active and past infection)

	Active infection n = 25 (%)				Past infection n = 29 (%)
Limitation	Normal	Mild depression	Moderate/severe depression	P value	Normal	Mild depression	Moderate/severe depression	P value
Limitation in food preparation and eating
Yes	13 (52)	6 (24)	1 (4)	0.3	7 (24)	2 (7)	1 (3)	0.39
No	5 (20)	0 (0)	0 (0)		17 (59)	1 (3)	1 (3)
Limitation in clothing and personal care
Yes	5 (20)	5 (20)	0 (0)	0.039*	1 (3)	1 (3)	1 (3)	0.048*
No	13 (52)	1 (4)	1 (4)		23 (79)	2 (7)	1 (3)
Working limitation
Yes	13 (52)	6 (24)	0 (0)	0.07	6 (21)	2 (7)	1 (3)	0.28
No	5 (20)	0 (0)	0 (0)		18 (62)	1 (3)	1 (3)
Limitation in mobility
Yes	16 (64)	6 (24)	1(4)	0.66	1 (3)	2 (7)	1 (3)	0.004*
No	2 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)		23 (79)	1 (3)	1 (3)

*P < 0.05; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scores of 0–7 = normal or no depression present, 8–10 = mild depression, 11–21 = moderate or severe depression, BUD Buruli ulcer disease

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