Health Related Quality of Life among Patients with Chronic Medical Diseases and Comorbid Depression Related Quality Of Life among Patients with Chronic Medical Diseases and Comorbid Depression

Abstract

Background: Health related quality of life has been affected to a greater extent by chronic medical conditions, neurological and psychiatric illnesses. Medical conditions comorbid with psychiatric illnesses have increased negative effect on the health related quality of life of the affected individuals. However, there is a dearth of data in Ethiopia in this aspect. Therefore, the current study assessed the health related quality of life among patients with chronic medical diseases and  comorbid depression.