Research Article

Factors Associated with Anxiety and Depression among Diabetes, Hypertension, and Heart Failure Patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 2

Disease characteristics and individual factors among patients with diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure at Dessie Referral Hospital, 2019 ().

VariableCategoryFrequencyPercent (%)

Perception towards prognosis of illnessGood24062.5%
Fair10527.3%
Poor3910.2%

Duration of disease after diagnosisBelow 3 years16342.4%
3 to 6 years15740.9%
Above 6 years6416.7%

Number of drugs taken dailyBelow 5 drugs35893.2%
5 and above drugs266.8%